get an elbow on there (hopefully your bulkhead is slip) and some sort of standpipe (for tight space checkout Hofer or Stockman) to raise the water height.

I got a bit more room so using Dursos but the water doesn't even drop an inch.

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Cool thanks Mark I could make either one of these work for sure. I even have most of the fitting's and pipe already.:biggrin:

You might be tight on space for a Durso, try the Stockman. I have one in my 180 and no noise.

the Hofer looks like it would be the easiest to do. Going to try it but have to round up a coouple more fitting's and shut down my flow so I can pull my overflow bulkheads.

Thanks everyone this is going to help greatly.

Do you have to pull your bulkheads? Can't just slip a street elbow in, it doesn't need to be tight.

To throw in another type of drain, Herbie is truly silent. Reefjunkie stacked his bulkheads on the back wall (see here), you would just need to drill one more hole.

not sure but might have to pull them. I have to wait until I move a 45 gal hex and a 30 gal from the side's of my 155 this weekend before I can really check it out. I don't want to have to drill more hole's, don't have a hole saw for glass. The tank was like this when I bought it used. I think I can make the Hofer work.

The herbie is incredible. A gate valve is a must though.

I had a dart and also reduced flow a bit. A thinner skim will be quieter. The pump pulls less power too so while you're not using 100% of its abilities you're saving electricity.

I think if you just put a 90 on there and raise the height of the water in the bulk head, u will significantly reduce the noise... if you then need to put a Durso type head on it, it's an easy DIY... I did one for mine with $5 worth of stuff from Home Depot

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