Loud aquarium overflow box got you down? Eshopps video demonstrates an easy fix
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Let’s face it, sometimes an overflow box can get very loud and if you are driving a lot of water through a tiny 1″ drain, you will be rewarded with the most obnoxious irregular sucking sound that is sure to drive the spouse mad. The sucking, gurgling sound is the result of all the draining water trying to suck in air as it flows down the drain tube. In the recently posted video above, Eshopps demonstrates how to insert a piece of airline tubing into the drain of your overflow box in order to act as a snorkel and regulate the flow of air going into your water drain line. This technique simulates the regulation of air that is the key to silencing draining water like the Durso/Stockman overflow modification. Keep in mind that the diameter of your airline tubing will need to be proportional to the amount of water you are draining: For a single U-tube you might get by with 1/8″ diameter tubing but for two U-tubes of water flow you’ll need a 1/4″ diameter airline like the one used in the video. Thanks to Eshopps for filming this easy and useful silencing trick.
huh looks just like what CPR Aquatics has included with their overflow for nearly 10 years now
December 17th, 2009 at 11:57 am
2 U tubes to feed one drain, remove one of the tubes and it’ll get a lot quieter too
December 17th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
remove one U-tube and you’re likely to end up with a flood.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Why’s that? Because people are less likely to do negligent reef maintenance for twice as long??
December 17th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
i started doing this about a year ago or so, they failed to tell you that the end of the hose will get clogged and it will become of no effect! or sometimes something happens and it will cause water to come out of the hose when it should be sucking air.
there are a few other issues that i have ran into while using this idea
December 17th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
This is like a video demonstrating the proper way to operate a power drill while standing on a ladder in a swimming pool.
December 17th, 2009 at 8:34 pm