overflow noise problem

[tiberiusjones]

My drop from teh overflow top to the water fill up line is like 17 inches and its noisy as thunder
how b out i just stuff the airspace with floss, will that work? and just unpack it and clean it once a month?

 

[AnimaliA]

Adding a durso pipe stand pipe mod to my overflow solved the issue for me. Your tank is much bigger, but it might work.

If you do a search on RC for "durso mod" you will find tons of information. Here is one link that has a good diagram:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1066484&highlight=durso+overflow

Hope this helps

 

[tiberiusjones]

nope wont work

nope wont work

my return line is blocking the top of the drain pipe, wouldnt have room, he put a bend in it and it empties out in the middle of the overflow box out into the main tank, dumb design, i would like to just cut it out and remove it and start from scratch but you cant get to it with a 19" tall pipes.

 

[tiberiusjones]

nope wont work

nope wont work

my return line is blocking the top of the drain pipe, wouldnt have room, he put a bend in it and it empties out in the middle of the overflow box out into the main tank, dumb design, i would like to just cut it out and remove it and start from scratch but you cant get to it with a 19" tall pipes.

 

[dbm5557]

You could go with a stockman instead of a durso. I am not sure that they are as quiet as a durso.

http://www.rl180reef.com/pages/standpipe/standpipe-ken_stockman.htm

 

[Beach Native]

I'm running a stockman as it's the only configuration that would fit in my overflow. Easy to make, tailor and adjust. I highly recommend it!!

 

[tiberiusjones]

well my overflows are internal corner boxes, they are narrow and very high, like 29". space is a problem, i would like to remove the existing return pvcs but i cannot reach the bottom or have room to cut with a reciprocating saw, any one got ideas?

 

[kstockman]

got any pictures?