It's too loud !!!

maron6977 · #1 02-12-2013, 04:17 AM

So is your water noise dead quiet from overflow to sump ?
Did you install ball valves to control flow ?

Mike-fish · #2 02-12-2013, 04:33 AM

On that tank I didn't have ball valves on the drains but on the new 270g I have valves but they always remain wide open I just have them there as a insurance policy. There is no noise throughout the system all I hear is the skimmer and pumps. My over flows are combined capable of 4000+ gph. Almost double my return pumps so I have a huge safety net.

monocus · #3 02-12-2013, 07:10 AM

switch your dursos for stockmans .they take up less room easier to clean and get rid of the corrugated for a smooth drain.i wouldnt bother with ball valves on the drain and try to flow the drains as direct to the sump as possable

maron6977 · #4 02-13-2013, 12:54 AM

Well , I've spent all day driving around getting wrong fittings , fittings that didn't work & spending money I don't have ! Finally I got all the fittings & re-plumbed so it all fit & looked pretty . I start it up & it's the same thing if not noisier . So I cracked a beer & relaxed for a bit so I didn't kill someone ! Then I thought, I didn't try the kiss method (keep it simple stupid). So took all the prettiness I just created off & started again .
There are 1 1/4" barbs off the durso, so I attached 1 1/4" smooth hose & ran it right into the socks . Started it up & it's a little quieter then when I started but not silent !!!
Maybe I'm asking for too much or am I missing something ???
Still it just sounds like water trickling thru the hoses & maybe durso .

Mike-fish · #5 02-13-2013, 01:30 AM

how big of hole a the top of the durso. how far does the water drop going into the overflow

maron6977 · #6 02-13-2013, 01:40 AM

The hole @ top of durso looks like approx. 1/8 - 3/16 .
The water drop into overflow is approx. 1" .
On the bright side I found my missing cleaner wrasse in the overflow !

Mike-fish · #7 02-13-2013, 02:11 AM

figures that where he went my clowns love it in there, for future reference if a fish goes mia check the overflows and the sump one of those inspection mirrors comes in really handy for that. is the outlet below operating level of the sump. does the level in the overflow fluctuate much i'm pulling straws now

StirCrazy · #8 02-14-2013, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by maron6977

Started it up & it's a little quieter then when I started but not silent !!!
Maybe I'm asking for too much or am I missing something ???
Still it just sounds like water trickling thru the hoses & maybe durso .

you know your never going to get "Silent" with a overflow set up, some oare closer to silent than others, but none are totaly silent. it all depends on the other ambiant noise in the room. want your trickiling water to be silent then get a pump that makes a little more noise and you won't hear the trickle anymore

the best noise reducing pipe I have found is flexable PVC, its softer, more flexable and thicker, so it deadens the noise more. can try using that and replacing the PVC piping with it. befor you replace regular piping though you can go to a hardware store and buy that foam pipe insulation and use that to see if it makes a difference.

Steve