How do I make a herbie overflow.

[John A!10]

I don’t understand how to make a herbie overflow, in my marine front overflow small, to make it less noisy.

 

[Silent]

Herbie Overflow Plumbing Guide for Quiet Reef Aquariums - gmacreef

The Herbie method can quiet down your aquarium drain and eliminate microbubbles. The guide includes helpful diagrams and explains each component.

gmacreef.com

 

[John A!10]

Is it worth it. Is it that much more quiet.

 

[homer1475]

Quieter then a durso(single stand pipe), and safer....YES.

 

[John A!10]

I will 3D print one and try it out. I also made a mini strainer in which I drilled holes in the pvc, and then drilled a hole in the cap. Will it be more quiet than that?

 

[John A!10]

My biggest concern is the air going in, it makes a lot of gurgling noises will it stop that?

 

[homer1475]

No gurgling noises with a herbie setup as the standpipe is a full siphon. The emergency just has a small trickle going down it.

 

[John A!10]

No gurgling noises with a herbie setup as the standpipe is a full siphon. The emergency just has a small trickle going down it.

I will make one, but the one I have now with the holes in it, isn’t it basically the same thing? The pvc with holes in it and a cap.

 

[Silent]

No, that sounds more like a durso. Herbie is completely different. 1 hole is full siphon under water so zero noise controlled with a gate valve to the level of the 2nd hole (emergency drain) so that is just a trickle.

 

[John A!10]

No, that sounds more like a durso. Herbie is completely different. 1 hole is full siphon under water so zero noise controlled with a gate valve to the level of the 2nd hole (emergency drain) so that is just a trickle.

Whenever I try to control the level of water going down it slows down to much and then enters the emergency. Will it be easier with the herbie.

 

[John A!10]

Just to clarify, the herbie is something like this, attached to a small piece of pvc.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Just to clarify, the herbie is something like this, attached to a small piece of pvc.

Herbie overflow means there are 3 drain pipes

 

[Hemmdog]

Herbie overflow means there are 3 drain pipes

That’s bean

 

[NowGlazeIT]

That’s bean

Darn sorry about that. Thank you hemdawg

 

[Hemmdog]

Just to clarify, the herbie is something like this, attached to a small piece of pvc.

No that’s just a snail guard lol. Herbie is two drains. One primary that gets the majority of the flow, and a emergency that handles the flow if the primary gets clogged. You can tune the primary drain with a good gate valve to make it near silent.

 

[John A!10]

No that’s just a snail guard lol. Herbie is two drains. One primary that gets the majority of the flow, and a emergency that handles the flow if the primary gets clogged. You can tune the primary drain with a good gate valve to make it near silent.

So I already have a herbie? I just have a marine depot overflow box.

 

[John A!10]

Is this a herbie?

 

[Hemmdog]

Is this a herbie?

Yeah but the wrong type of valve. That’s a ball valve, you want a gate valve.

 

[Silent]

Did you read the article in post #2?
That article is so thorough I have a hard time understanding you have these questions.

 

[DeniseAndy]

I have a ball valve on mine and highly recommend you get a gate valve. Luckily, I have an Asahi ball valve, so it works fine. Just can take a while to dial in at times.