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[xcali1985]

Originally Posted by mkroher
http:///forum/post/3165605
you don't get an occasional gurgle from the overflow?
nope. What I did was about 1/4 inch about the water level on my intake into the sump. I drilled a 1/4 hole, then 1/4 inch above that I drill another. This allows for air to escape without going up the pipe. it also leaks water into the sump, so the second one is a backup incase one gets filled with water momentarily. The water shoots otu of the holes but make no sound when contacting the water from that height.
Just like the image below. Ill show you a pic of it actually in my tank soon.

 

[xcali1985]

Here you go. Give it a try youll be in love with your tank. The only noise mine makes is a slight trickle.

 

[9supratt4]

Originally Posted by Xcali1985
http:///forum/post/3165627
Here you go. Give it a try youll be in love with your tank. The only noise mine makes is a slight trickle.
So you made those holes on your drain lines??

 

[aquaknight]

I've had about it all happen over the years. Cracked tank once, the refugium feed line slipped out and emptied the sump onto the carpet, a leaky canister filter, the return line came off the return pump causing the return pump to spray everything under the stand and drained onto the carpet, a turbo snail crawled into the overflow tube and blocked it causing the DT to overflow, one of the tubes on the dual overflow lost siphon, causing the DT to overflow. Sure there's more....
After a while in the hobby, you just learn to roll with the punches. You tried your best, and chances are you still forgot/overlooked something. Just learn from the experience, and move on. I have 130gals of tanks in the bedroom. Learned basically to just adapt to the noise, unless something is really out of the ordinary, I don't get alarmed by it.

 

[casper1875]

Psssh thats nothing last night I woke up and had this under my tank

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Ahhh too cute. I remember when my boys were that size. How I miss those days.

 

[xcali1985]

Originally Posted by 9supratt4
http:///forum/post/3165643
So you made those holes on your drain lines??
Yep, ill guarantee you your overflow noise will disappear. Air escapes out the lowest space possible. I tried the rigged tube down the drain line and it decreased the rate of the noise but didn't stop it. This did.
The reason you get the noise is the air pocket gathers in the tube and rises creating a gap in the tube. The water then rushes down filling that space causing the sound. By making two holes slightly above the water level they don't have a chance to gather as the air flows out the holes with a little bit of water also.

 

[robertmathern]

Originally Posted by Xcali1985
http:///forum/post/3165971
Yep, ill guarantee you your overflow noise will disappear. Air escapes out the lowest space possible. I tried the rigged tube down the drain line and it decreased the rate of the noise but didn't stop it. This did.
The reason you get the noise is the air pocket gathers in the tube and rises creating a gap in the tube. The water then rushes down filling that space causing the sound. By making two holes slightly above the water level they don't have a chance to gather as the air flows out the holes with a little bit of water also.

+1 I did this to and it works great. I also have had my shares of mishaps over the past year or 2. Murphys law is a pata from time to time but you just got to learn from it. Me and murphy are not even on speaking terms at the moment. 2 nights ago I woke up to use the bathroom and noticed my hallway was flooded. I thought to my self man tank tank is a long way from here but it is a 180 so maybe it cracked. Nope I have my RODI under my tank and some how it blew the supply line off and flooded my whole house. It sucked cause I had just replaced the carpet in my living room 2 weeks ago. So I spent all day and most of the night with a wet dry vac sucking the water out. Witch brings me to that point a GOOD wet dry vac is a handy tool in the salt water hobby lol. But at least in my case it was not salt water on my floor fresh water is alot better to deal with.

 

[truperc]

Thanks a lot for this post....last night I had a nightmare that my tank overflowed.

 

[nigerbang]

Originally Posted by casper1875
http:///forum/post/3165532
going into the hospital after a midnight run in with a bristle worm.
You went to the hospital for that??
Just kidding.. But on a serious note.. You can soak the stung finger in Lemon Juice and it will eat the bristles...

 

[mkroher]

Originally Posted by Xcali1985
http:///forum/post/3165619
nope. What I did was about 1/4 inch about the water level on my intake into the sump. I drilled a 1/4 hole, then 1/4 inch above that I drill another. This allows for air to escape without going up the pipe. it also leaks water into the sump, so the second one is a backup incase one gets filled with water momentarily. The water shoots otu of the holes but make no sound when contacting the water from that height.
Just like the image below. Ill show you a pic of it actually in my tank soon.
so i drilled those two holes. It's better, but still an occasional gurgle. I think i may have to drill another hole.
thanks for the tip

 

[xcali1985]

Originally Posted by mkroher
http:///forum/post/3166165
so i drilled those two holes. It's better, but still an occasional gurgle. I think i may have to drill another hole.
thanks for the tip
No problem, how long has it been running with the holes. Give it a few hours and it should stop completely.

 

[ashleigh234]

I might have to give the drilling holes a shot, as ours makes quite a racket as well, are there any reasons why you would not want to drill it?

 

[xcali1985]

Originally Posted by Ashleigh234
http:///forum/post/3166222
I might have to give the drilling holes a shot, as ours makes quite a racket as well, are there any reasons why you would not want to drill it?
Theres zero downside to it. The water that leaks out of the holes runs right into the sump. Simple to do and good results. Like I said I tried the rigged tubes some DIY mufflers and such drilling the holes was easy and works.

 

[errattiq]

i like the two hole idea. However I'm having a little trouble understanding where those two holes go. From your pictures it appears that they are drilled a slight bit higher than the water level in your sump. I.E. water drains down from your tank to your sump, but before exiting into your sump, the water passes by the two driled holes where some water leaks out and down the tubing into the sump?? lol sorry if I'm completely missing it but that sounds like a great idea I just want to make sure I understand it completely before trying anything. thanks!
-Josh

 

[calbert0]

i drilled the two holes and it seems to have had zero effect.
I am still getting a terrible gurgling sound in my display where the water enters the drain and sucks air in with it.

 

[chilwil84]

i have a cpr overflow on one of my tanks, so i have had a few floods. i even had an aqualifter pump that decided both tubes should be outflows.

 

[xcali1985]

Originally Posted by errattiq
http:///forum/post/3166239
i like the two hole idea. However I'm having a little trouble understanding where those two holes go. From your pictures it appears that they are drilled a slight bit higher than the water level in your sump. I.E. water drains down from your tank to your sump, but before exiting into your sump, the water passes by the two driled holes where some water leaks out and down the tubing into the sump?? lol sorry if I'm completely missing it but that sounds like a great idea I just want to make sure I understand it completely before trying anything. thanks!
-Josh
Yes this is correct 1/4 inch above the water level then a second about 1/4 inch above that one.

 

[xcali1985]

Originally Posted by calbert0
http:///forum/post/3166287
i drilled the two holes and it seems to have had zero effect.
I am still getting a terrible gurgling sound in my display where the water enters the drain and sucks air in with it.
Got pictures? what size are your holes?

 

[mkroher]

So I drilled (2) 1/4" holes. After I turned the pump back on, the bottom hole ended up being under the water level, but the top hole seems to have little squirts of water come from it.
The overflow IS much quieter! The effects weren't immediate. It's been a couple days since I drilled the holes, and there actually is a difference.

 

[xcali1985]

Originally Posted by calbert0
http:///forum/post/3166287
i drilled the two holes and it seems to have had zero effect.
I am still getting a terrible gurgling sound in my display where the water enters the drain and sucks air in with it.
Your problem isn't with the bottom of the pipe like most people with built in overflows. You basically have water swirling in from the top. Create a muffler assembly. Takes 2 pieces of PVC say 1/2 pipe and a 1.5 inch cap. Cut 2 squares in the top of the pipe and insert into the overflow hole. Attach the cap to the top of the pipe with pvc glue or krazy glue. Now drill a 1/4 inch hole in the center of the cap and insert a airline tube till its just below the squares that you cut in the PVC pipe.
This bascially forces all the sound back into the water where it is muffled. And you need the airline tube otherwise the water wont flow.