sump help needed for newbie....

[dunl]

Did the former owner of the tank tell you how he had it setup?

Not yet. It was Danny's, but I haven't seen him online this weekend yet.

The way you've got it... I think the only way is to pump a ball valve on the drain end and adjust it to the point where the flushing noise goes away. Problem is, with that kind of setup, all it'll take is a snail to block the drain and your tank will flood.

I was thinking of that too, but came to the same conclusion. I guess I could make a Hofer Gurgle Buster to fit the 3" fitting inside the tank, but then would that cut down the noise in the vertical piping?

Another idea I had was to put a reduce on the end in the sump, so that the pipe would fill instead of water sloshing around it.....the problem with that would be that if it is reduced enough to fill, that means the water being pumped in would be greater, eventually creating a flood.