is it loud having a sump?

[andiruleu]

when the water goes into the sump.. is it loud because of the water splashing?

 

[818]

no, it all depends how you desing your drain/return pump sump design etc....

 

[andiruleu]

i see.. gotcha, thanks

 

[818]

www.melevsreef.com

Bottom left hand corner, ton of sump design with sweet mods

 

[Yinger]

make a durso. You won't hear any water draining at all

 

[818]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7542872#post7542872 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Yinger
make a durso. You won't hear any water draining at all

Ditto...

Heres mine on a HOB Overflow....

Y splits it to skimmer and other to refugium....Check this thread Im trying to get this guy to build his own too....


http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=863649

 

[Yinger]

Here's a pic of mine. I had to get a black cap cuz my gf didn't like seeing white through the overflow teeth.

here's a shot inside the overflow. Your supposed to drill a hole on top which i haven't done yet.

 

[818]

Nice durso Yinger, be sure to start off with a small 1/16 hole, and so on

Sam

 

[Yinger]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7543127#post7543127 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by My F1sh R D34D!
Nice durso Yinger, be sure to start off with a small 1/16 hole, and so on

Sam

thanks! yeh, i used the smallest drill bit i had. Learned from my buddy rich (rykwong) that made a big one his first time haha