Howdy,
i've been refurbing a 90g Oceanic tank that I got for basically nothing. I started it up tonight with a freshwater test to check for leaks, etc, and I'm surprised by how noisy the the overflow, and 1 1/4 inner diam. pipe emptying into temporary sump is (new sump on way).
The tank only has a single pipe overflow and return, so kind of limited to what it has to work with.
Here's a photo of the overflow pulled up as high as it will go for photo... seems like a Durso?
Runs well enough, but is a constant gurgling/splash/surging sound from both the top, and from the sump from water/bubbles entering the sump ( overflow pipe is underwater ) and here's a video of the water entering the sump.
The return pump is a 750gph Hydor Seltz D 750 DC. I'm not immediately happy with the volume level on it, but we'll see if it quiets down in a couple days.
It's currently running into a temporary 20gallon long sump, but will be a 30g sump once it arrives.
So is there anything I can do to quiet this thing down more? I've tried turning down the Hydor as low as it goes and it's better, but the gurgling is still audible when outside the room the tanks in. Would "more" flow help? When maxed out the Hydor has even more whine, but it can be returned if it doesn't quiet down.
i've been refurbing a 90g Oceanic tank that I got for basically nothing. I started it up tonight with a freshwater test to check for leaks, etc, and I'm surprised by how noisy the the overflow, and 1 1/4 inner diam. pipe emptying into temporary sump is (new sump on way).
The tank only has a single pipe overflow and return, so kind of limited to what it has to work with.
Here's a photo of the overflow pulled up as high as it will go for photo... seems like a Durso?
Runs well enough, but is a constant gurgling/splash/surging sound from both the top, and from the sump from water/bubbles entering the sump ( overflow pipe is underwater ) and here's a video of the water entering the sump.
The return pump is a 750gph Hydor Seltz D 750 DC. I'm not immediately happy with the volume level on it, but we'll see if it quiets down in a couple days.
It's currently running into a temporary 20gallon long sump, but will be a 30g sump once it arrives.
So is there anything I can do to quiet this thing down more? I've tried turning down the Hydor as low as it goes and it's better, but the gurgling is still audible when outside the room the tanks in. Would "more" flow help? When maxed out the Hydor has even more whine, but it can be returned if it doesn't quiet down.