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That design would solve the problem of the air bubbles. But the down fall would be that you loose the siphon "actuator" and thus run the risk of a slow drain instead of a sudden flush. Its a bit of a trade off I guess.
Noise might not be an issue because I debating putting the tank in the basement of the new house. If I decide to keep it upstairs I won't want a noisey setup. Will a lid dampen the noise significantly on these things?
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55 gallon cube - 50 lbs LR - ASM G3 skimmer - 30 Gallon sump - 22 Gallon refugium / frag tank - 4x 24 watt HO T5's - Mag 9.5 return - Pin Point PH monitor - 400 watt XM 20K MH in Lumenarc reflector - Dual stage GFO/NO3 media reactor - 6 stage RODI auto top up -Wavemaster Pro running 3 Koralia 2's.
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