It’s up and running!

[nomadicreefer]

LFS came and filled it today! Running well! Clearing up and will be adding beneficial bacteria tonight.

Suggestions:
- lights (GSP, RBTA, ZOA) coral able.
- skimmer (140+ sump).
- any ideas! ATO, RODI, etc.

 

[kevgib67]

LFS came and filled it today! Running well! Clearing up and will be adding beneficial bacteria tonight.

Suggestions:
- lights (GSP, RBTA, ZOA) coral able.
- skimmer (140+ sump).
- any ideas! ATO, RODI, etc.

Congrats!

 

[nomadicreefer]

Question guys!

How can I make the overflow a bit more quiet, right now it’s not too bad but does have a bit more noise than expected.


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[Mebbid]

Question guys!

How can I make the overflow a bit more quiet, right now it’s not too bad but does have a bit more noise than expected.

It looks like you have a setup for either a herbie overflow or a durso with an emergency drain, I think it was originally intended to be a herbie overflow.


With a durso: It's a single pipe draining into the sump, you need an air vent (generally a hole drilled with a piece or airline tubing stuck into it) to prevent suction from happening, it should just drain naturally and will be much quieter than what's happening there.

With a herbie: You need a gate valve on the pipe facing downwards (specifically gate not a ball valve) and you fine tune closing that until the drain reaches full suction without sucking air. It should be dead silent with full suction.

Both have their pros and cons. Durso is by far the easiest.

 

[nomadicreefer]

Yikes! This is the one annoying thing with the tank being close to the wall (wife wouldn’t haven’t it another way). I can’t get back too far to that. Looks like it’s a 2” ball valve.

The LIGHT GREY is the main drain

 

[Mebbid]

Yikes! This is the one annoying thing with the tank being close to the wall (wife wouldn’t haven’t it another way). I can’t get back too far to that. Looks like it’s a 2” ball valve.

The LIGHT GREY is the main drain

Yeah, if I were in your shoes Id drill a hole in the top of the light grey one, just large enough for a short piece of airline tubing. Its easy, and you have an emergency drain in case something plugs your main drain.

 

[nomadicreefer]

Yikes! This is the one annoying thing with the tank being close to the wall (wife wouldn’t haven’t it another way). I can’t get back too far to that. Looks like it’s a 2” ball valve.

The LIGHT GREY is the main drain

Yeah, if I were in your shoes Id drill a hole in the top of the light grey one, just large enough for a short piece of airline tubing. Its easy, and you have an emergency drain in case something plugs your main drain.

I was reading you can put a small 3/8th hole in the cap at the top and that usually works.

 

[Mebbid]

I was reading you can put a small 3/8th hole in the cap at the top and that usually works.

generally, yes.

 

[nomadicreefer]

I’ll give it a shot, don’t see the harm in it.