Need help please

[Sinful Aquatics]

I have a 50gal Artisan tank from Cadlight and my overflow keeps gargling very loud. Would anyone know why it would do this?

All advice is greatly appreciated, thanks!

http://youtu.be/zleFSsNOCEY

 

[ChefZilla]

Make a durso pipe for it...will quite it down alot

 

[keepLearning]

http://www.dursostandpipes.com/make-your-own-diy?start=3
I like this page better
http://randystacye.com/dursostandpipe.htm

 

[TheWeaz]

how many gph is your return?

 

[Sinful Aquatics]

Make a durso pipe for it...will quite it down alot

I believe it has a durso pipe

http://www.dursostandpipes.com/make-your-own-diy?start=3
I like this page better
http://randystacye.com/dursostandpipe.htm

Thanks

how many gph is your return?

I believe it is 500gph but i have a valve on there cause it was too high on the rim of the glass.

 

[TheWeaz]

I think you might need a bit more flow. It sounds like its gurgling because its draining faster than the pump can push. Just my opinion. I think 700 gph is about right for that tank. And yes, cadlights doesn't cut the teeth of the overflow low enough so with 700 gph your waterline will be about 3/4" from the top or so.

 

[savethereef]

For your stand pipe is it drilled on the top? If it is you might have salt creep on the breather.
Sorry i cant watch the video @ work.
Another thing is your sump pipe might be hitting your sock and the water flow is backing up and causing the toilet sound.

 

[keepLearning]

I actually found it is the other way around. If you have a valve, try lowering the return water speed, the noise will go down. The problem is that you want more water circulation! To keep up with the 1.25 inch drain, you need like 1200gph or more pump. That is too much for your tank. I use 785gph for my 55 gallon tank and it is no way near keeping up with the drain.

I think you might need a bit more flow. It sounds like its gurgling because its draining faster than the pump can push. Just my opinion. I think 700 gph is about right for that tank. And yes, cadlights doesn't cut the teeth of the overflow low enough so with 700 gph your waterline will be about 3/4" from the top or so.

 

[Sinful Aquatics]

I think you might need a bit more flow. It sounds like its gurgling because its draining faster than the pump can push. Just my opinion. I think 700 gph is about right for that tank. And yes, cadlights doesn't cut the teeth of the overflow low enough so with 700 gph your waterline will be about 3/4" from the top or so.

For your stand pipe is it drilled on the top? If it is you might have salt creep on the breather.
Sorry i cant watch the video @ work.
Another thing is your sump pipe might be hitting your sock and the water flow is backing up and causing the toilet sound.

I actually found it is the other way around. If you have a valve, try lowering the return water speed, the noise will go down. The problem is that you want more water circulation! To keep up with the 1.25 inch drain, you need like 1200gph or more pump. That is too much for your tank. I use 785gph for my 55 gallon tank and it is no way near keeping up with the drain.

The thing is guys that it started happening a few weeks ago. Before that it wouldn't gargle as much...

 

[KWoo008]

The thing is guys that it started happening a few weeks ago. Before that it wouldn't gargle as much...

Check under the durso cap to see if something is clogging it if it just started happening. Could be a snail, sponge or debris...

 

[Sinful Aquatics]

Check under the durso cap to see if something is clogging it if it just started happening. Could be a snail, sponge or debris...

Thanks ill try that!

 

[kimle]

I wouldn't increase your flow and flood the pipe to its max flow rate because.....you're flooding your pipe and might overflow your tank.

 

[Sinful Aquatics]

I wouldn't increase your flow and flood the pipe to its max flow rate because.....you're flooding your pipe and might overflow your tank.

That's happen before and luckily I was home

 

[Sinful Aquatics]

So took out the durso and everything is clear what else could it be?

 

[Sinful Aquatics]

Lowered the durso pipe and it has less noise
Thanks for the help

 

[westminsterfrag]

liquid plumber

 

[westminsterfrag]

mine did make a lot of noise too. i tilted the dorso slightly so the water can flow more smoothly into the draine.

 

[thegrun]

Peter,
I ended up drilling a second drain in the back panel of my CAD 50 so I could use a valve to slow-up the flow in the main drain line. The idea is to back-up the water level in the main drain so there is almost no waterfall. The second drain line has just a trickle of water running down it.