Limiting water into sump

[Be102]

Hi all,

I have a life reef overflow that is going into my sump and it is quite noisy. I have managed to silence it relatively well with a stockman standpipe however I cannot seem to lower the noise from the water coming into my sump itself. So how the water flows is from my overflow into my sump, through my poly -fil then into my skimmer section where it then goes into my return pump area. I have a manifold off of my return pump that goes from the return to the manifold which has a few gate valves off of it but only two are in use. I have water going through my media reactor for carbon as well as I have a line of 1/2 inch tubing from my manifold is to my fuge (next to my return pump section). The rest of the water up to my tank and the cycle continues again.
So I’d like to figure out a few things. I want to either run something else off my manifold to then allow me to increase my return pump speed ( varios 6 level 2/5 ) and or secure my line from my manifold to my fuge better and open the flow up some more just to have more movement throughout the sump. I could honestly even add a line or two from my manifold back through my socks just cause if I wanted to as my return pump is relatively strong.

What I figured would be the easiest option would be to back up my line that goes from my overflow to my sump itself. This sounds dangerous however as a fail safe I have a float valve on the top of my overflow so if I did ever get a clog in the overflow box (the outside at least of the box not the inside) I would be alright as my return pump would turn off. Is this okay?

 

[AnacapaReefs]

Lengthen your drain line so that it empties under the water line in your sump

 

[Be102]

Lengthen your drain line so that it empties under the water line in your sump

It is actually. I have a trigger system sump by marine depot. I think the problem is I’m pulling in air into the line as well.

 

[Phildago]

I have a one way air valve on my drain pipe so that air can leave the pipe, but not enter. This allows the water to siphon.. Although it never quite reaches a perfect siphon due to my return pump being a bit slower. The air valve reduced the sound a lot. With the air valve and a gate valve I'd imagine that you could create a perfect siphon flowing slow enough to keep quiet when submerged. Similar to when we siphon our tanks for cleaning

 

[Be102]

I have a one way air valve on my drain pipe so that air can leave the pipe, but not enter. This allows the water to siphon.. Although it never quite reaches a perfect siphon due to my return pump being a bit slower. The air valve reduced the sound a lot. With the air valve and a gate valve I'd imagine that you could create a perfect siphon flowing slow enough to keep quiet when submerged. Similar to when we siphon our tanks for cleaning

Hi,

so I attempted to try this with an air valve and unfortunately it seemed to sort of negate the effect of the standpipe and actually made more noise (at the top rather than the bottom)

Any other suggestions? Or should I try another valve?

 

[Phildago]

Hi,

so I attempted to try this with an air valve and unfortunately it seemed to sort of negate the effect of the standpipe and actually made more noise (at the top rather than the bottom)

Any other suggestions? Or should I try another valve?

Which valve did you try? I simply bought one at the hardware store, unscrewed the top and flipped the rubber valve inside upside down. This solved my issues with flow and allows me to keep my return pump on wave mode without issues. It also helped reduce the noise, but I still have splashing since my exit pipe sits above the water line.

I believe you have a vertical drain pipe, right? My suggestion only works if you modify the drain to 90 degrees or do some other more fancy mods.

Here's what I used:

 

[Be102]

Which valve did you try? I simply bought one at the hardware store, unscrewed the top and flipped the rubber valve inside upside down. This solved my issues with flow and allows me to keep my return pump on wave mode without issues. It also helped reduce the noise, but I still have splashing since my exit pipe sits above the water line.

I believe you have a vertical drain pipe, right? My suggestion only works if you modify the drain to 90 degrees or do some other more fancy mods.

Here's what I used:

Hi,

I used something like this. I had it in my fish cabinet so figured I’d give it a shot. Maybe I can get a better one. I guess maybe I’m using the wrong thing as water wouldn’t go down the line anyways really.



lol whoops!

 

[Be102]

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