How do you keep your sumps quiet

[05XRunner]

Well i setup my new tank..Its just every so often my sump sounds like a toilet flushing. How does everyone keep their sumps running quiet?

[pismo_reefer]

whats your overflow setup? durso, stanley, what?

[05XRunner]

? just a standard bulkhead setup with a line going to the sump

[thecowkid]

Run two drains. One will never hopefully be used. Then on the other that is set slightly lower than the secondary drain you put a ball valve on it. Just close the valve until the drain matches the output of the pump. Silent drain due to no air entering it.

[pismo_reefer]

ya....you need to adjust your flow rate somehow (u have too much)....i had the same prob with my durso.

[reefer123]

oh my god that is so smart. i would do this except i dont want another overflow box in my tank. how do i accomplish this???

[thecowkid]

Get a double drain overflow box. Then cut a short piece of pvc to extend one of the drains above the normal water level. This will be the overflow drain. Then just strait plumb that one to the sump. Then on the other splice the drain pipe and install the ball valve. Dial it in and your done.

[reefer123]

damn, i gotta get a diff overflow. thanks abunch tho!! time to start fragging...

[mcarr3]

google search "the herbie method" or you can look on reef central for the herbie method. This is the method that thecowkid is talking about, only in much more detail. This is the way that I plumbed my tank and it is extremely quiet.

 

Oh man, I cant beleive that I just gave info to someone from pittsburg! Go Ravens!

[05XRunner]

kinda hard to drill a 2nd hole in the tank after its setup.

[ddr_phish]

kinda hard to drill a 2nd hole in the tank after its setup.

 

Not really, I've seen it done before (can't find the video). Basically drain out enough water start drilling on the outside and keep misting it constantly with a water bottle sprayer, on the inside of the tank hold a cup thats bigger than the drill bit in the same place to catch any glass shards. Its really not that hard, but if your afraid then just get an overflow.

[xbwolfx]

pics always help

[mcarr3]

kinda hard to drill a 2nd hole in the tank after its setup.

Is it a reef ready tank with a built in internal overflow or did you drill only 1 hole in a standard aquarium? Some of the reef ready tanks come with an internal overflow with 1 drain hole and 1 reurn hole. You can convert this by cutting the drain hole standpipe to 1-2" high from the bottom of he aquarium with a GATE valve under the tank to adjust the flow and you can use the return hole as a backup standpipe drain about 1" below your water level. Then you can use over the top of the tank u-tubes as returns from the sump.

[jeremai]

Just put two 90 degree elbows on the overflow, so water is being sucked up and over instead of just falling in. Presto, silence.

[05XRunner]

i got it quiet

[reefer123]

wut did u do 05xrunner?

[reefer123]

just found herbie overflow. the way to go. gonna do it now. bye.

[05XRunner]

wut did u do 05xrunner?

I closed the ball valve on the return pump about a kitty hair

[pismo_reefer]

heh....kitty hair.

[neanderthalman]

heh....kitty hair.

 

Not the usual type of hair used for measurement, but it's kid friendly so we'll just go with it.