new to the site and new to the hobby. i have a "quiet my tank" question

[nysignguy]

i was hopeing someone here might be able to help me out?
i got a 72 bowfront tank with a 75 eshoppe filter, a submerged 700gph pump with a 3/4" return line and a 1" drain line. It looks likes the pump is pumping to much because the water is over flowing the drip try in the filter and spitting out the side releaf holes and its very noisy with being in the living room right by our couch is bathering me like crazy i was goona maby seel the back of the stand up with something to try and quiet it but not sure if that will hurt the tank any..
thanks for any help...

 

[meowzer]

WELCOME to SWF.....Sorry, I have no clue what you are talking about LOL....BUT there are lots of people here who can help you
Just may have to wait till morning

 

[flower]

WELCOME to the site! LOL..Sorry I don't know how to quiet your sump either...BUT HELLO!.

 

[al&burke]

Welcome - can you post a picture of your drain from the back of the tank.

 

[nysignguy]

thanks for the welcome.
@ Al the tank has a overflow box so i cant see the drain from the back but heres a pic of the bottom where the drain line goes into the sump.
thanks again

 

[2quills]

Sounds like the pump is a little too strong. You can add a valve onto the return line to slow it down a bit. Some people close up their stand and use sound proofing material on the ********.

 

[nysignguy]

Will that hurt my filtration thu slowing down the cycle?
i was gonna do something under the tank to seal it up but wasnt sure if that was a good idea due to air circulation. but im gonna go for it..
Thanks

 

[2quills]

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Originally Posted by nysignguy http:///forum/thread/384167/new-to-the-site-and-new-to-the-hobby-i-have-a-quiet-my-tank-question#post_3364670
Will that hurt my filtration thu slowing down the cycle?
i was gonna do something under the tank to seal it up but wasnt sure if that was a good idea due to air circulation. but im gonna go for it..
Thanks
I probably wouldn't seal it 100%. I would leave at least a small area open for venting of co2 if you can.

 

[nysignguy]

i think i just fixed one of my issues, it looked like the drip try was kinda poorly made there was only about 18 small holes so the water could not pass tru the holes quick enough so it would over flow into the other section of the sump where the "clean" water was with out passing thu the filter. So i just drilled the holes out a little bigger and adding a few more and now no more over flowing the drip tray and all the water comeing into the sump is now passing thu the filter. feeling so proud of myself right now!! lol

 

[nysignguy]

its still one hell of a noisy tank but im happy i solved one problem. gonna pick up a valve later today and some stuff to seal up the stand with and ill see what happens..

 

[florida joe]

post complete pic of your sump
Don’t you have a filter sock under the black cover you show in the pic ?

 

[al&burke]

If your pump is too strong you could add a bypass as well.