Show me a silent overflow!

[m and m]

I have two tanks both i can hear at night. One only has one pipe drain the other has two pipes. Can any one help me muzzle this thing?

 

[Breakin Newz]

I have two tanks both i can hear at night. One only has one pipe drain the other has two pipes. Can any one help me muzzle this thing?

Put a ball or gate valve on the drain pipe/hose and adjust to slow down or "back up"... Mine is DEAD silent!

 

[m and m]

I cant do that then because I would need to slow down the pump which will hurt it wont it?

 

[KLR]

Something I did that worked fairly well was, cut a thicker kind of sponge into the shape of the top open part of the over flow,make sure the sponge fits snug. This reduced alot of my sound issues..

PS I use the phosphate reducing spong because it is really compact

 

[Breakin Newz]

I cant do that then because I would need to slow down the pump which will hurt it wont it?

I did not have to touch my pump at all, it just basically slows down the turbulence threw the pipes.....

Give it a try, a gate valve works best though..

 

[m and m]

Something I did that worked fairly well was, cut a thicker kind of sponge into the shape of the top open part of the over flow,make sure the sponge fits snug. This reduced alot of my sound issues..

PS I use the phosphate reducing spong because it is really compact

Thanks Kelby that worked. IDK how but I just placed it in the drain pipe and it leaves my Emergency drain still untouched and there for emergency's.

 

[KLR]

Glad to hear that,I tried so many things on mine,valves,differant pipes,etc.,and the simple sponge on top did it. I guess it absorbs sound.

 

[m and m]

I think its what breaking news said. Instead of the water bouncing around it just directs down the pipe.

 

[KLR]

If the sponge is in the water,watch your sump throughout the day to make sure it doesnt drain or anything.

 

[Troylee]

Put a durso pipe with a bean animal full siphon it's dead silent every time... I have never had a tank that i could hear besides my vortecs..:cry:

 

[m and m]

I would need a pic of that what is a bean animal.

 

[m and m]

Goggled it and got it ill give that a try if this fails, Thanks lee.

 

[dnov99]

I use these, they work like a charm...

GEO-SP2 Premium Aquatics - GEO-SP2 Aquarium Supplies=

 

[m and m]

Your the man Darren, That Prevents all my snails from getting in my sump which ticks me off. Ordering one now.

 

[CoralBandit]

Just raise it so it doesn't fall very far

 

[Troylee]

The whole trick with drain pipes is having them up high enough in the overflow so the water don't fall and having the exit pipe in the sump like 1/2" below the water level...