Help with Sump and Noise...

Slowing down pump wont make gurgleing go away by it self u can adjust that tube in the durso also if u can spin that elbow so its on a slight angle it helps alot
 
I didn't slow the pump down because of the noise. I only slowed it down because it was emptying the sump faster than the drain was supplying. I was originally asking if I should increase the drain (1") and by how much. I am going to extend the drain so that it's in the water (in the sump) as opposed to at the water line (which is what's causing the gurgling). I'm thinking that will work.

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before I was running a filter sock my drain was a few inches below the waterline, it was pretty quietish. I have a glass-holes.com overflow and once all the piping was coated in fishtank slime it quieted down a bit as well
 
Pfisherman said:
before I was running a filter sock my drain was a few inches below the waterline, it was pretty quietish. I have a glass-holes.com overflow and once all the piping was coated in fishtank slime it quieted down a bit as well
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I had plumbed it work a filter sock in mind but haven't added one yet. I can always take the extension off when I add the sock. I can't deal with gurgling all day. LOL

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Raven312 said:
I didn't slow the pump down because of the noise. I only slowed it down because it was emptying the sump faster than the drain was supplying. I was originally asking if I should increase the drain (1") and by how much. I am going to extend the drain so that it's in the water (in the sump) as opposed to at the water line (which is what's causing the gurgling). I'm thinking that will work.

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Still gurgles under water if the flow in drain isnt smooth different kinda gurgle but still a gurgle lol . Like i said if u can angle that part on the end of dursal it helps smooth out the flow like a waterfall then u can try under the water or filter sock to silence it more . Becareful with filter socks if u go that route buy a bunch and replace often they can become a nitrate factory and wipe out your tank . I had same gurgle issue on a tank before and was able to get it pretty silent buy angleing the end and adjusting that tube that sticks out also swapped the regular hose for that ribbed stuff cause im to lazy to hard plumb tanks lol
 
I'm going to give that a shot tonight. If a quick fix works, I'm all for it. Lighting goes on tonight, then the sand and chaeto for the fuge.

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Raven312 said:
I had plumbed it work a filter sock in mind but haven't added one yet. I can always take the extension off when I add the sock. I can't deal with gurgling all day. LOL

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i hear that, my first tank did not have a sump, so i had no idea about the noise issues. when i first plugged this one in i was about too ccall it quits immediately.
 
Pfisherman said:
i hear that, my first tank did not have a sump, so i had no idea about the noise issues. when i first plugged this one in i was about too ccall it quits immediately.
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LOL I didn't quite go there but I was disappointed. It was SOOO much louder than my Biocube 29. I've just moved my rock and livestock over. The fish seem fine but the corals are ignoring me right now. The water clouds so fast with this damn fine sand. Luckily it's clearing much faster now. After putting an extension on the drain, it's much quieter. I've already ordered the DC pump (Jebao DC3000) so I'm going to go ahead and put that in. It'll be good to have the ability to finetune the flow and not have to worry.
 
I'm going to start a build thread since I've learned a lot (and will learn so much more), but here is a pic of the tank currently. I moved everything over about an hour ago, so nothing is open (and I only have one light until tomorrow, a Kessil A160WE). I haven't white balanced my camera yet, either.


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So I switched pumps, to the Jebao DC3000. Night and day difference with pump noise! I don't really hear the pump at all. Now it's time to concentrate on getting rid of the gurgling noise in the overflow (the gurgling in the sump is gone, too). All I hear now is the overflow, which is good. I can deal with that since I know what to do. Just don't feel like doing it right now; I have bigger fish to fry at the moment.
 
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