Sump noise

[Lonelyreef]

I have a durso pipe for my overflow and its very quiet water doesn't fluctuate in the overflow. The problem I'm having is once the water makes it to my sump its making some serious bubbles and pretty loud. My stand pipe is about two inches below the surface of the water and the only reason I did this is so I wouldn't have to hear water splashing but this **** noise is way worse. Does anyone have any ideas or can tell me whats causing the obnoxious gurgling coming from my sump. It's air bubbles but how can I alleviate that. So frustrated a this point. Any and all help will be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[fragmatic]

Learn to love it.. no just kidding..

Seriously, ... if you google u-tube there are a ton of great ideas of how to silence it.

The basic idea is to have some level PVC just as the tube enters the sump (several inches) and have a tee just before the end so the air can go up and the water continue and go down. Often it then helps more if you have a short piece of PVC sticking up form that tee with a cap on it. Then you drill and press a short piece of air tube through the cap so the air can escape. Then the water is not carrying air into the sump that bubbles, ... very much.

 

[Lonelyreef]

Pictures of PVC in sump

Learn to love it.. no just kidding..

Seriously, ... if you google u-tube there are a ton of great ideas of how to silence it.

The basic idea is to have some level PVC just as the tube enters the sump (several inches) and have a tee just before the end so the air can go up and the water continue and go down. Often it then helps more if you have a short piece of PVC sticking up form that tee with a cap on it. Then you drill and press a short piece of air tube through the cap so the air can escape. Then the water is not carrying air into the sump that bubbles, ... very much.

First off thank you very much for your response. I think I understand what your saying but is there any links to a picture or utube video u could link me please. This is my first "real" reef ready overflow setup. I have an 80 frag tank with a 40 breeder sump everything is good minus this problem. Once I get this figured out I can do my lighting and start moving stuff over. I really appreciate any pictures or links you could provide I really have been looking everywhere and can't seem to find a good video of the fix only the problem its not in the over flow its in the sump and all videos and pics I've found are of dursos or other overflow noise not the gurgling from the sump.

 

[fragmatic]

At the moment we are having trouble posting pictures... ╔╧═══╝ The left end goes into your sump the right end is where your down tube is connected. The thin line is a piece of air line pressed tightly into the tube. The air line needs to go up several inches and over the sump just in case you have a back up so it will leak into the sump. That is the theory, now here is how you actually do it. ╔╩════╝ In this keyboard picture I have added a tee where the air line goes. I can't draw both in a forum ware so this is how I am having to explain it. You put a cap on that tee and put the air line in it. So now the air can escape up the tee. Once and a while you may have to clear out the air line. Use the larger sized PVC that will fit your situation.

I would add a short piece of PVC pipe about 6" long up in the tee before the cap to give the air and water a good chance to separate. What actually happens is the water runs down the bottom of the PVC pipe like a sewer and the air rises on top of the water and the out the tee.

Can you see the keyboard pictures I drew?

 

[Lonelyreef]

Awesome thank you I will be doing a little plumbing tomarrow nite it seems.

 

[fragmatic]

You can actually purchase a tubing connector for the top of the tee tube if you would rather not drill a hole.

 

[Lonelyreef]

Where can u buy those hardware store?

 

[LSOCorals]

Go to your LFS

 

[Stusdesktop]

Add a reverse durso in the sump.

90 elbow at the sump, then a T, piece of pipe with a cap and air hole (can add air line tubing back into the sump in case of back ups) pointing up off the T, bottom of the T dumps into the sump under water.

 

[LSOCorals]

Curious, do you have it going into a sock or just straight into the water?

 

[Lonelyreef]

It goes straight into the water. I have a. T. At the bottom but I like the idea of a 90 at the bottom than a t with a cap and tube like the first poster said. I'm a contractor and the way he explained it comparing it to a sewer system makes complete sense. Best explanation I've found thus far.