Hi fellow reefers,
I plumbed my first tank and I'm having trouble trying to quiet the drain in the sump. The water comes in and goes crazy in the first chamber which is where my skimmer will be located which is another reason I need something better. The drain pump is 1" going to the sump. I used the stock dursa pipe marineland provided. I think it goes from 2" to 1". I feel like the drain is to much for the chamber. I had a mag 9.5 more than half way down to see if that helped and it really didn't. Is it the sump? I was thinking of maybe switching to the Trigger System Ruby 20 cube. The sump I have installed now is a 24x15x15 (24 gallons). A video of my issue is below. Any help would be greatly appreciated. As you can see in the video, I'm trying to get the system running clear of sand debree so I can aquascape the tank. This is very aggravating to me. Everytime I put a sock over the drain it starts overflowing in the sock like it can't support the water volume. The sump is supposed to handle 400 to 600 GPH so it shouldn't be a problem. I'm stuck and could really use some expert advise on how to solve this issue. Thanks~!
SUMP DRAIN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiIocQOAqWw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiIocQOAqWw
OVERFLOW DRAIN
I plumbed my first tank and I'm having trouble trying to quiet the drain in the sump. The water comes in and goes crazy in the first chamber which is where my skimmer will be located which is another reason I need something better. The drain pump is 1" going to the sump. I used the stock dursa pipe marineland provided. I think it goes from 2" to 1". I feel like the drain is to much for the chamber. I had a mag 9.5 more than half way down to see if that helped and it really didn't. Is it the sump? I was thinking of maybe switching to the Trigger System Ruby 20 cube. The sump I have installed now is a 24x15x15 (24 gallons). A video of my issue is below. Any help would be greatly appreciated. As you can see in the video, I'm trying to get the system running clear of sand debree so I can aquascape the tank. This is very aggravating to me. Everytime I put a sock over the drain it starts overflowing in the sock like it can't support the water volume. The sump is supposed to handle 400 to 600 GPH so it shouldn't be a problem. I'm stuck and could really use some expert advise on how to solve this issue. Thanks~!
SUMP DRAIN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiIocQOAqWw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiIocQOAqWw
OVERFLOW DRAIN
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