Overflow noise...Newbie question

We just got our 55 gallon on a test run w/ FW. The overflow w/ pre filter
makes quite a racket.
Any suggestions for quieting the overflow drain. I'm pushing 1100 gal/hr
through the return jets at top speed. I have slowed it a little but still
noisy.
Should I lower my water level? Slow it down more? How fast should it be
flowing down to my sump (10 gallon)?

Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanx.

Mark and A

Mark,

Running freshwater versus sal****er is very different. Plus after two weeks,
the plumbing will develop a slime coating that will help a bunch. Finally,
remove the sponge filter because it is a trap for floating debris and a nitrate
creater.

If you still deal with noise, do a search for "stockman standpipe"

Marc


Mark Breithaupt wrote:

We just got our 55 gallon on a test run w/ FW. The overflow w/ pre filter
makes quite a racket.
Any suggestions for quieting the overflow drain. I'm pushing 1100 gal/hr
through the return jets at top speed. I have slowed it a little but still
noisy.
Should I lower my water level? Slow it down more? How fast should it be
flowing down to my sump (10 gallon)?

Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanx.

Mark and A

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Thanx!
I'm going to try the Durso standpipe first. It looks like a good design
also.
Anything better will make my wife happy.

Mark and A


"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
...
Mark,

Running freshwater versus sal****er is very different. Plus after two
weeks,
the plumbing will develop a slime coating that will help a bunch.
Finally,
remove the sponge filter because it is a trap for floating debris and a
nitrate
creater.

If you still deal with noise, do a search for "stockman standpipe"

Marc


Mark Breithaupt wrote:

We just got our 55 gallon on a test run w/ FW. The overflow w/ pre
filter
makes quite a racket.
Any suggestions for quieting the overflow drain. I'm pushing 1100 gal/hr
through the return jets at top speed. I have slowed it a little but
still
noisy.
Should I lower my water level? Slow it down more? How fast should it be
flowing down to my sump (10 gallon)?

Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanx.

Mark and A

--
Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com

"Mark Breithaupt" wrote in message
...
Thanx!
I'm going to try the Durso standpipe first. It looks like a good design
also.
Anything better will make my wife happy.

Mark and A



i use 2 'Durso's' on my 180 and they are very quite. also haveing the water
not drop all the way to the bottom of the overflows helps as well, i keep
mine about 2" down from water level.

kc

Believe me you can never make the wife happy mine got me into the hobby and
now she wont stop complaining


"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message
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"Mark Breithaupt" wrote in message
...
Thanx!
I'm going to try the Durso standpipe first. It looks like a good design
also.
Anything better will make my wife happy.

Mark and A



i use 2 'Durso's' on my 180 and they are very quite. also haveing the
water
not drop all the way to the bottom of the overflows helps as well, i keep
mine about 2" down from water level.

kc

"Brad Birch" wrote in message
...
Believe me you can never make the wife happy mine got me into the hobby
and
now she wont stop complaining


there is a cure for that and it worked perfectly for me,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I
went and got me one of them things called a "DIVORCE". they didnt have them
at the LFS so i had to special order one via the court system and pay in
advance.

I never hear a complaint about my tanks anymore.

YMMV
kc

"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
...
Mark,

Running freshwater versus sal****er is very different. Plus after two
weeks,
the plumbing will develop a slime coating that will help a bunch.
Finally,
remove the sponge filter because it is a trap for floating debris and a
nitrate
creater.


Marc,

Do you run with any type of sponge filters through your system? Is the
protein skimmer and biological filteration the only things you are using?

I have a converted wet/dry, but kept the sponge and a cotton filter that I
try and change regularly (but sometimes forget ). My nitrates do go up,
and I've removed both of these in hopes that this is actually the cause ...

Thanks!

"Joe V." wrote:

Do you run with any type of sponge filters through your system? Is the
protein skimmer and biological filteration the only things you are using?

No, nothing stops the flow of bits of junk from running through the system. The
PS catches larger particles, and the rest is likely consumed by something on
some molecular level, or settles on the rockwork/sand. I've been running both
tanks like that for more than a year with no problems at all.

Marc



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Marc,

Do you run with any type of sponge filters through your system? Is the
protein skimmer and biological filteration the only things you are using?

I have a converted wet/dry, but kept the sponge and a cotton filter that I
try and change regularly (but sometimes forget ). My nitrates do go up,
and I've removed both of these in hopes that this is actually the cause
....

Thanks!


You do not really need spong filter. Skimmer will take care of those
nutrient or small particle that flow around. Other heavier particle will
sink and will be taken care by your janitoral critter. Sponge and any other
filter or floss will increase your nitrate from trapped particle. This
in-turn will cause your PS to do extra duty until those trapped particle
decay or manually removed. Decay particle will introduce bacteria to consume
and will cause small cycle of your tank.

Only filter in reef a
LS
LR
Janitoral critter [shrimp / star / crab / worm / snail / grazing critter
like tank / and algae (yes algae)]

No mechanical filter exception of PS.

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