This hobby is hazardous to your health :(

[ashleigh234]

Originally Posted by Xcali1985
http:///forum/post/3166562
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.

I have a built in overflow, so perhaps the two holes wont work to well with me.
Although, now I am a little confused as to what you are saying above. Do you have any pictures??

 

[xcali1985]

Originally Posted by Ashleigh234
http:///forum/post/3166822
I have a built in overflow, so perhaps the two holes wont work to well with me.
Although, now I am a little confused as to what you are saying above. Do you have any pictures??
I have a built in overflow also. As far as pictures of thee HOB overflow assembly, ill try to locate it online. I don't have mine anymore since i upgraded to a drilled. I found the plans online for it anyways.

 

[xcali1985]

here you go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn9a1Arvn-Y
2:40 into the video. Easy to make. Also check 6:50 to see intank assembly.

 

[calbert0]

Originally Posted by Xcali1985
http:///forum/post/3167039
here you go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn9a1Arvn-Y
2:40 into the video. Easy to make. Also check 6:50 to see intank assembly.
The one in the video does not seem to have the airline that you talked about.

 

[xcali1985]

Yea, his design still makes a little more noise than the design with the airline. I was using him as a reference to how it should be made in general.

 

[calbert0]

Originally Posted by Xcali1985
http:///forum/post/3168183
Yea, his design still makes a little more noise than the design with the airline. I was using him as a reference to how it should be made in general.
gotcha

 

[gill again68]

Crap, I was fine until I read all this. Thank guys and gals. Thanks a lot.

I wonder if keeping lizards would have been a better choice or maybe poisonous snakes?????

 

[mkroher]

Originally Posted by Gill again68
http:///forum/post/3168450
Crap, I was fine until I read all this. Thank guys and gals. Thanks a lot.

I wonder if keeping lizards would have been a better choice or maybe poisonous snakes?????

... or a hamster

 

[kube]

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.

hmmm....nvr seen this before but in my experimenting have done something similiar....but I have a question are putting these holes in the drain line and using some type of stand pipe like a durso or stockman?
I'm using a "Hofer Gurgle Buster" and with fine tuning i would say that I'm not much louder than a trickle but I'm wonder if these two holes might make it even quiter?

 

[stdreb27]

Originally Posted by mkroher
http:///forum/post/3165563
Well, my tank is drilled for the overflow, so I don't have to worry about losing syphon. I don't know why I'm so paranoid... Being a renter on a 3rd floor maybe?
lol, dude, just wait till it really happens. I had a 180 gallon on the third floor start to drip. It sucked.
As for the holes. I saw an interesting thing the other day. This dude, and an oceanic aquarium. And he used the intake and return holes for an intake. He just throttled the bigger one back, so any extra went down the formerly return drain. But it trickled slow enough where it was completely silent. It was brilliant.

 

[mkroher]

Originally Posted by stdreb27
http:///forum/post/3169239
lol, dude, just wait till it really happens. I had a 180 gallon on the third floor start to drip. It sucked.
Where did it drip from?
As for the holes. I saw an interesting thing the other day. This dude, and an oceanic aquarium. And he used the intake and return holes for an intake. He just throttled the bigger one back, so any extra went down the formerly return drain. But it trickled slow enough where it was completely silent. It was brilliant.
I don't think I fully understand what you're describing here.

 

[creamhorses]

Gee...I'll have to weigh in on my 150g sump leak on Friday...but for now..
Hope you all have invested in a few of those 'Leak Frogs'.
I've got three and will need more before this hobby is willed to the next sorry SOB. :^)