Overflow noise
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keith burn
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Originally Posted by Plumber
http:///forum/post/2897036
Hi all , Anyone have ideas as to how to quite down overflow? Wife getting ready to throw me & tank out .
Thanks John
look there was a mod to over flow i will try to find
try this
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/show...31#post2781331
http:///forum/post/2897036
Hi all , Anyone have ideas as to how to quite down overflow? Wife getting ready to throw me & tank out .
Thanks John
look there was a mod to over flow i will try to find
try this
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/show...31#post2781331
kube
Member
http://home.everestkc.net/jrobertson57268/HGB/
this is how i made my HOB overflow silent
this is how i made my HOB overflow silent
marcb
Member
Originally Posted by Plumber
http:///forum/post/2897036
Hi all , Anyone have ideas as to how to quite down overflow? Wife getting ready to throw me & tank out .
Thanks John
Here's what I did and it went from VERY noisy to almost silent:
I have 1" bulkheads, so I started with a small piece of 1" PVC. That was then connected to a length of 1 1/4" PVC to bring it just under the level of the overflow.
That was my plan to decrease the sound, and it worked, to a point. The 'waterfall' effect was gone, but then I got a lot of gurgling from the water going down the pipe. I played around with it a bit, and decided to try putting a 90 degree elbow on the top. I think it was a 3/4" elbow, but it slid right into the 1 1/4" PVC. Anyway, the second I added that elbow, it went nearly completely silent. The tank is right outside my bedroom door, and I can barely hear it when I am trying to sleep.
Hope that helps.
http:///forum/post/2897036
Hi all , Anyone have ideas as to how to quite down overflow? Wife getting ready to throw me & tank out .
Thanks John
Here's what I did and it went from VERY noisy to almost silent:
I have 1" bulkheads, so I started with a small piece of 1" PVC. That was then connected to a length of 1 1/4" PVC to bring it just under the level of the overflow.
That was my plan to decrease the sound, and it worked, to a point. The 'waterfall' effect was gone, but then I got a lot of gurgling from the water going down the pipe. I played around with it a bit, and decided to try putting a 90 degree elbow on the top. I think it was a 3/4" elbow, but it slid right into the 1 1/4" PVC. Anyway, the second I added that elbow, it went nearly completely silent. The tank is right outside my bedroom door, and I can barely hear it when I am trying to sleep.
Hope that helps.
robertmathern
Active Member
I just used a 1/4'' piece of airline tubing. Stuck it in the drain about 1/2'' down the hole intill the little tornadoes stop gpomi in the drain tube. Mine is silent but it dose time some tome to adjust the tube right to find the sweet spot.
zelfin
Member
Originally Posted by MarcB
http:///forum/post/2897510
Here's what I did and it went from VERY noisy to almost silent:
I have 1" bulkheads, so I started with a small piece of 1" PVC. That was then connected to a length of 1 1/4" PVC to bring it just under the level of the overflow.
That was my plan to decrease the sound, and it worked, to a point. The 'waterfall' effect was gone, but then I got a lot of gurgling from the water going down the pipe. I played around with it a bit, and decided to try putting a 90 degree elbow on the top. I think it was a 3/4" elbow, but it slid right into the 1 1/4" PVC. Anyway, the second I added that elbow, it went nearly completely silent. The tank is right outside my bedroom door, and I can barely hear it when I am trying to sleep.
Hope that helps.
Doesthe elbow reduce water flow any?
http:///forum/post/2897510
Here's what I did and it went from VERY noisy to almost silent:
I have 1" bulkheads, so I started with a small piece of 1" PVC. That was then connected to a length of 1 1/4" PVC to bring it just under the level of the overflow.
That was my plan to decrease the sound, and it worked, to a point. The 'waterfall' effect was gone, but then I got a lot of gurgling from the water going down the pipe. I played around with it a bit, and decided to try putting a 90 degree elbow on the top. I think it was a 3/4" elbow, but it slid right into the 1 1/4" PVC. Anyway, the second I added that elbow, it went nearly completely silent. The tank is right outside my bedroom door, and I can barely hear it when I am trying to sleep.
Hope that helps.
Doesthe elbow reduce water flow any?
ca161406
Member
Originally Posted by robertmathern
http:///forum/post/2897531
I just used a 1/4'' piece of airline tubing. Stuck it in the drain about 1/2'' down the hole intill the little tornadoes stop gpomi in the drain tube. Mine is silent but it dose time some tome to adjust the tube right to find the sweet spot.
i used the airline tube also on both my overflows. i just put a valve on the airline so i can adjust how much air sucks in. at night i add more air to slow down the flow because my powerheads go off from 12am till about 8am. but it stops any gurgleing noises
http:///forum/post/2897531
I just used a 1/4'' piece of airline tubing. Stuck it in the drain about 1/2'' down the hole intill the little tornadoes stop gpomi in the drain tube. Mine is silent but it dose time some tome to adjust the tube right to find the sweet spot.
i used the airline tube also on both my overflows. i just put a valve on the airline so i can adjust how much air sucks in. at night i add more air to slow down the flow because my powerheads go off from 12am till about 8am. but it stops any gurgleing noises