Does your euroreef "gurgle"

[fishface]

if you get sucking noises and it's not coming from your airline, it could mean your sump water depth isn't sufficient. this will create a little vortex at the venturi (water end)hence the sucking noises. if this is the situation, increasing the water depth in which your skimmer sits can get rid of this.

[BC564]

I have the water depth about 1/2 inch below the air intake.....so my level is quite high

[digital-audiophile]

Ah, perhaps I will try raising my sump water level. In the directions is says 5-6" inches if I recall, perhpas I will try a little higher.

[BC564]

directions.......hmmmmm......I think I tossed them aside...lol....

[Palster]

Originally Posted by digital-audiophile

Ah, perhaps I will try raising my sump water level. In the directions is says 5-6" inches if I recall, perhpas I will try a little higher.

The directions say 6-8 inches. When I put my RS-180 in the sump I built a stand out of eggcrate so that the skimmer did not sit in more than 8 inches of water as the depth of my sump is 12 inches. The link to the Euroreef manual can be found here:
http://www.euro-reef.com/ER%20Manual...06-19-2007.pdf

[Delphinus]

Might just be a breaking-in issue? What size is the output pipe, if it's something like 1" maybe you can replace it with a slightly longer pipe .. or maybe think about pulling it and replacing with the gate valve .. It's a pretty easy mod (usually) and gives you more control over the water level. The hard part is finding the gate valve!

[jasond]

Thanks for the reply...ya I figure it might be breaking in still, not sure. I sent a quick email to ER so I will see what they say. I will probably do the gate valve mod down the road, seems like everyone that does it is happy.

Thanks!

[digital-audiophile]

I'm thinking I will go with the gate valve mod too. I'm thinking I need to find a good online source for PVC gate valves, buy in bulk and sell on canreef for a profit because you cannot find them here.

[jasond]

Bit of an old thread, just wondering if you did the gatevalve mod Greg? Did it help? I seem to get noise from the airline sucking air. The tube is clean, and I have the valve off, but its still somewhat noisy. Any thoughts?