newbie corals and fish

[saltrookie53]

ok that makes sense.

 

[BlueDevil]

all I have is a single overflow not two not three. @BlueDevil is your tank an single overflow box or double????

Yeah, if you only have one, you don't have either a Durso or BA setup going. As @Brew12 pointed out, I too would highly recommend setting it up as a durso.

Here is what my overflow box looks like. I have a Bean Animal setup.

 

[saltrookie53]

the tank came with a durso stand pipe but it was all jacked up. but I will try that in about five minutes. still trying to wake up and drinking a cup of coffee. Last day off work.

 

[Brew12]

Here is what my overflow box looks like. I have a Bean Animal setup.

In my opinion this is the best way to set up an overflow. I would point out that all 3 of these are drain pipes. That is why I don't use one.

 

[Brew12]

the tank came with a durso stand pipe but it was all jacked up. but I will try that in about five minutes. still trying to wake up and drinking a cup of coffee. Last day off work.

My durso's are very quiet now. I had to really play around with the hole size on the top of the U to get it to stop doing the toilet flushing thing and then to get it to run quietly. Very happy with it now.

If you aren't familiar with it, the Durso standpipe operates in 2 modes. First is as a standard drain that pulls in air with the water, and this is how it should operate the majority of the time. The trick is to get it to bring in just enough air to maintain laminar flow along the outside edges of the piping.
If the water level rises above the level of your air holes it starts to operate as a full siphon drain greatly increasing its flow capacity. In this way it acts like its own emergency drain.

 

[BlueDevil]

the tank came with a durso stand pipe but it was all jacked up. but I will try that in about five minutes. still trying to wake up and drinking a cup of coffee. Last day off work.

Here are a couple of videos in case they're useful to you ...

 

[DracoKat]

I had the same issue with my overflow. Is this the same issue?
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/s...-do-i-level-out-the-flow.256676/#post-3033174

maybe something ideas there will help too

To stop it, I drilled an extra hole on top of the U bend at the very top. Adding airline as suggested did not help me, but it's something you can try.

 

[saltrookie53]

thank @BlueDevil, & @Brew12. I have to run to Clinton in a bit will get a T and cap then I will see. going to start off with a 1/4 inch hole

 

[saltrookie53]

it sounds like an older man taking a pee in the middle of the night @BlueDevil. in the sump I mean

 

[BlueDevil]

it sounds like an older man taking a pee in the middle of the night @BlueDevil. in the sump I mean

LOL! That's quite the description! So, the noise is coming from the sump, and not the overflow box? Is the pipe in the sump submerged?

 

[saltrookie53]

yes and yes. well it was the only way I could describe it.

 

[CastAway]

What? Did someone say "older man taking a pee"? I got a shiver.

 

[saltrookie53]

ok or me after I've drank to much water and went to bed

 

[saltrookie53]

ok with a little redneck ingenuity I got it to quite down. Five holes and pvc glue I found that two holes with the smallest drill bit I have. worked.

 

[mcarroll]

If the water level rises above the level of your air holes it starts to operate as a full siphon drain greatly increasing its flow capacity. In this way it acts like its own emergency drain.

This is more or less how a straight standpipe behaves too.

I'm glad you got your Durso to quiet down, but I don't generally put any faith in any of the muffler solutions as their performance is always sketchy and delicate. Just something extra to spend money on IMO.

All the noisy behavior is more a function of too much flow into too small a pipe than anything else. Gravity drains have limits.

Reducing flow to "normal rates" is a better solution in "most cases".

Mostly because simpler is almost always better in my (nonexistent) plumbing book.

 

[themcnertney]

Back to your original question.
Fish....Clowns, gobies, cardinalfish, blennies to name a few.
Coral....soft coral and lps. Mushrooms, zoas, polyps, toadstool, candy cane, hammer, frogspawn to name a few.
Look on LiveAquaria

 

[saltrookie53]

ok thank you @Dan McNertney. I know I'm wanting a hammer, frogspawn, and candy cane... fish is total toss up at the moment. cause I know there is at least 125 in my feature. just not sure for far out it is.

 

[themcnertney]

ok thank you @Dan McNertney. I know I'm wanting a hammer, frogspawn, and candy cane... fish is total toss up at the moment. cause I know there is at least 125 in my feature. just not sure for far out it is.

Please dont think in terms of what maybe in your future. Pick the appropriate fish for the tank you have now.

 

[saltrookie53]

Yeah.

 

[Brew12]

Please dont think in terms of what maybe in your future. Pick the appropriate fish for the tank you have now.

Such great advice. It seems like too many people have an issue because their fish get aggressive when they outgrow their tank. Unfortunately, the fish typically won't let you know he isn't happy in advance of acting out or getting sick.