hofer gurgle buster ROCKS!

[kybreos]

I cant believe I waited so long to change to this type of overflow drain pipe. My tank is silent except the hum from the pump itself. That was the best 3 bucks i've spent in a long time. Koodos to the inventor.

 

[spscrackhead]

thanks, i came up with the idea one day in school (i was really bored). lol jk can you post some pics? i am not farmilar with this

 

[kybreos]

here's the link, i originally found it here.
http://home.everestkc.net/jrobertson57268/HGB/

http://home.everestkc.net/jrobertson57268/HGB/

not sure if i got that right if not try copy and pasting

 

[spscrackhead]

thanks

 

[rustybucket145]

learn something new everyday... hmm... looks like that will be perfect for my 90gal corner overflow which does not have room for a durso standpipe

Thanks!!

 

[dazed]

I would agree for sure I made one of these to slip right into my lifereef overflow and it made it as quiet as could be; I have made a couple of them so far for friends tanks as well and all are working just fine. I plan on running 2 of these in my new setup as well

 

[Kaos]

Cool idea. It looks kinda like the Lifereef Aquasilencer.

 

[pcostanzo]

These are awesome. I built mine about a month ago. Works way better than my old Durso did. Mine is 2" pipe with a 3" to 2" reducer for the water to enter.

 

[kybreos]

damn 3 to 2, you can definately handle some serious flow. Is it still very quiet that size? im guessing yes since the physics are the same but with liquids you never know.

 

[nrehman]

Thanks for posting. I'm going to try to build one (or a version of one)!

 

[pcostanzo]

Yes, still very quiet. The only thing you hear is water over the overflow. And they do handle a lot of flow with a Reeflo Hammerhead as a return pump. I have a couple more pictures on my tanks build thread.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1177514

 

[salth2owannabe]

I've been pretty happy with mine, they work well.

 

[Snowboarda42]

Do these reduce any sort of flow? Seems like when I put a durso on mine the flow was really reduced and the pump outpumped it.

 

[kybreos]

I havent noticed, in fact if i cover the air hose with my finger the water gets sucked out super fast, so im guessing even if there was a clog like a snail and the water level rose once it gets to the air intake itll suck it down like a toilet flushing.

 

[flynfrog]

I just build a few of these and they do work incredibly well

 

[Ehaze]

can i buy a premade or do we need 2 build it are self?

 

[kybreos]

someone sells them online but I cant remember the vendor, theyre around 20 bucks a piece but you can make a set for under 5 bucks and it's real easy and idiot proof- I did it lol.

 

[mnestroy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10951721#post10951721 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dazed
I would agree for sure I made one of these to slip right into my lifereef overflow and it made it as quiet as could be; I have made a couple of them so far for friends tanks as well and all are working just fine. I plan on running 2 of these in my new setup as well

Isn't this the same design as what the Lifereef overflows come with from the company? If not how is it different?

 

[dazed]

No they are not the same ones that come as an option for the lifereef boxes; similar in design but the ones from lifereef are found here:
http://home.nc.rr.com/stockmanreef/aqua-silencer_standpipe.htm

 

[ibmgeek]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10959396#post10959396 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pcostanzo
These are awesome. I built mine about a month ago. Works way better than my old Durso did. Mine is 2" pipe with a 3" to 2" reducer for the water to enter.

Cool! They look similar to the one i built a while back.