Gurgle Question

[Nanoreefbro]

Hi all I setup my 150 gal tank and I've got the gurgling noise in my overflow. My drain is an open pipe.. So my question is can I just add an elbow to the pipe to quiet the noise?? I have three holes in my overflow.. 1 inch bulkhead for the durso and two 3/4 bulkheads. One for the emergency drain and the other is the pump..

 

[Warnberg]

An elbow will not work, I tried it on my 30 gallon frag tank. You have two choices, you can make a duroso stand pipe or you can add a pvc sleeve (slip/slip) to the top of the pipe but first cut angled slices thru it so that you create a vortex (spin) to the water.

 

[Nanoreefbro]

Hmmm ok..Thanks.. I will take a look at the Durso then..

 

[Devilboy]

Hmmm ok..Thanks.. I will take a look at the Durso then..

There simple to make....

 

[XBwlr]

I use a length of airline tubing run down my drain.

Get a piece long enough to reach the sump, then slowly pull it back up until the gurgling stops. Then just secure the airline to the side of the overflow... I use a clothespin.

 

[Nanoreefbro]

I tried adjusting the flow to the sump last night but that didnt do the trick..

 

[Warnberg]

Try the coupler....

Cut slots in it like this.

 

[Nanoreefbro]

Try the coupler....

Cut slots in it like this.

At the bottom of the pipe?

 

[Warnberg]

No, take a PVC coupler for you drain pipe size, cut slots in it like shown above all the way around it, then slip the coupler over the end of your drain pipe.

 

[EmergencyDpt]

do a search on "stockman standpipe"