Waterbox sump design; trickling water in sump compartment.

[paal]

Hi,
In a few days I will help some friends of mine to set up their first reef tank; Waterbox 130.4.
Having watched a few videos, the only thing that worries me is the design of the filter sock compartments: In most detailed videos I've seen, you can actually hear the water trickling down the filter socks. How do you prevent this without running with very low flow through the sump?

 

[ruhmreef]

put the eggcrate or anything same design and flat on top..i use filter mat instead of filter sock and i love that idea even better. so i dont need to wash the sock or roll the mat...just throw them away and put the new mat on top.

 

[Waterbox Aquariums]

Hi there!

We include a filter sock silencer for the bottom filter sock of the Reef 130.4 to help with this issue. You can see this item here:

Filter Sock Silencer

Designed to keep your filter socks silent. Models 4" Sock Silencer 7" Sock Silencer MARINE X 60.2 1 MARINE X 90.3 2 MARINE X 110.4 2 MARINE X 3620 Peninsula 2 MARINE X 4820 Peninsula 2 FRAG 85.3 1 FRAG 105.4 1 FRAG 145.5 1 FRAG 165.6 1 REEF 100.3 1 REEF 130.4 1 REEF 180.5 1 REEF 220.6 1 REEF...

waterboxaquariums.com

 

[esther]

Hi there!

We include a filter sock silencer for the bottom filter sock of the Reef 130.4 to help with this issue. You can see this item here:

Filter Sock Silencer

Designed to keep your filter socks silent. Models 4" Sock Silencer 7" Sock Silencer MARINE X 60.2 1 MARINE X 90.3 2 MARINE X 110.4 2 MARINE X 3620 Peninsula 2 MARINE X 4820 Peninsula 2 FRAG 85.3 1 FRAG 105.4 1 FRAG 145.5 1 FRAG 165.6 1 REEF 100.3 1 REEF 130.4 1 REEF 180.5 1 REEF 220.6 1 REEF...

waterboxaquariums.com

What about for the 220.6? We have the same issue. (Sorry to hijack thread) Interested in seeing if we can reduce water noise as well.

 

[Waterbox Aquariums]

We actually dont make them in the 7" version only the 4" but you could probably get someone to make one for you.

Check out the Facebook user group a bunch of DIY stuff there!

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