Noisy sump

[Sally Jones]

Just purchased a brand new set up. Never had a real set up before so this is all new to me. It is a regency 220 with a sump in the Cabinet.
The sump flow pipe is super noisy with the water trickling into the first canister section. It is spraying water around once it hits down as well. Any ideas on how to make it quiet? Can I some how submerge it in the water?
I'll include photos to help

 

[Reeferdood]

Looks to me like you are overdriving your drain. (the plumbing is too small to take the volume of water you are pushing through it). Another observation would be to try to add a tee at the end of the plumbing, just before the end cap and face it upward with an extension on it. This could help bleed some air out that is causing back pressure
as well.
Try throttling back your return and see of that helps. Also, I would try to build a cover for both the overflow and sump. The one up to will prevent fish from ending up there and the one below to minimize salt creep. Both will also help quiet it down a little.. A win/win..

 

[Sally Jones]

This is going to sound silly but I understand absolutely nothing that you just said.
I'm pretty new to this fish tank business!
I did look to see if I can change the pump settings but it doesn't have anything to change.
I took off the end of the pipe with the grate type slits and that's made it a bit quieter.

What is salt creep? :/

 

[Reeferdood]

Ok, I will be a little more specific. The return pump might be to powerful for the plumbing so you might have to put a ball valve after the pump to tone it back a little. Or, by adding a tee to the plumbing could give a place for the trapped air to escape. (House plumbing is done the exact same way)
Salt creep is dried up saltwater and it will be a mess if you don't find a way to contain it. All of the splashing associated with the drain will be a mess over time so I am suggesting you get on that as quickly as time permits.

 

[Reeferdood]

Welcome to the forums BTW!

 

[Zeal]

This is going to sound silly but I understand absolutely nothing that you just said.
I'm pretty new to this fish tank business!
I did look to see if I can change the pump settings but it doesn't have anything to change.
I took off the end of the pipe with the grate type slits and that's made it a bit quieter.

What is salt creep? :/

Salt creep is when water evaporates thensit itself starts getting out of your tank and onto everything

 

[Bayareareefer18]

I've never seen that type of drain with the slots. No matter what that's going to be noisy having a spray bar spaying into the sump. Only way I see to quiet that is to cut that piece off and plumb the line straight down to the sump with an open ended pipe.

Guess you would need to research if that slotted pipe is required for the overflow to function properly

 

[Mrx7899]

I've never seen that type of drain with the slots. No matter what that's going to be noisy having a spray bar spaying into the sump. Only way I see to quiet that is to cut that piece off and plumb the line straight down to the sump with an open ended pipe.

Guess you would need to research if that slotted pipe is required for the overflow to function properly

+1

 

[Reeferdood]

I've never seen that type of drain with the slots. No matter what that's going to be noisy having a spray bar spaying into the sump. Only way I see to quiet that is to cut that piece off and plumb the line straight down to the sump with an open ended pipe.

Guess you would need to research if that slotted pipe is required for the overflow to function properly

I have seen a similar setup but the plumbing was larger. Bottom line is that you can't put as much water through it as they are...

 

[Bayareareefer18]

I have seen a similar setup but the plumbing was larger. Bottom line is that you can't put as much water through it as they are...

Makes sense

 

[Brew12]

I have seen a similar setup but the plumbing was larger. Bottom line is that you can't put as much water through it as they are...

I've never seen anything like it, but do you think it could have been set up for a DIY algae turf scrubber?
You could tie wrap some screen material to that pipe and let it trickle down it to the sump.

 

[Bayareareefer18]

I've never seen anything like it, but do you think it could have been set up for a DIY algae turf scrubber?
You could tie wrap some screen material to that pipe and let it trickle down it to the sump.

Almost looks like a wet/dry minus the drip plate

 

[Reeferdood]

I've never seen anything like it, but do you think it could have been set up for a DIY algae turf scrubber?
You could tie wrap some screen material to that pipe and let it trickle down it to the sump.

Hard to say, it is definitely not the normal setup most are used to seeing. A rule of thumb for me is to never use elbows in the drainage setup, too many restrictions.
Seems that drain plumbing is an issue most everyone encounters along the way...

 

[pluikens]

I've never seen anything like it, but do you think it could have been set up for a DIY algae turf scrubber?
You could tie wrap some screen material to that pipe and let it trickle down it to the sump.

That's what I thought when I first saw the pictures. I wouldn't want my full drain flow to go through it but I guess if high return rate wasn't desired, you could. Zip tie some Darice #7 plastic canvas to it, seed with some chaeto and put a grow light on it!