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10g sump/fuge (log)

mikem

mikem

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I have 1 hole in all mine, the size of a tooth pick. When I had larger holes, the water would shoot all over the tank and I had less pressure coming out of the return. The bigger hole was also noisy.
 
JohnS_323

JohnS_323

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Mike's advice is right on. One toothpick sized hole, just below the water line. And as mentioned, poke it out once every month or so.
 
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saltwater4life

It's RUNNING!
but i need to figure a way to get rid of the bubbles... i mean there are like 1,000,000,000 bubbles in my tank i can't see anything... i'm uploading a video right now i'll post it when it's done
 
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fishyman

you need a place for the air to go. best thing to do is put a Y on your intake so thatthe air escapes out the top

like this
Water coming in
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Y
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SUMP
 
panmanmatt

panmanmatt

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One thing to try is to put a 90 degree elbow on the intake of your pump. Face the elbow towards the bottom of the sump. This will draw the water from the bottom while the bubbles will float to the surface and pop. It also gives you more room before your pump will run dry from lack of top off or a leak.
 
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saltwater4life

well i put the elbow in front of the pump helped a lot but still some little bubbles... i also tried putting it in the overflow and it helped too so i guess i gotta sit down and figure how to get rid of more bubbles and quieter it's both i guess but from the exit of the intake to the refuge part there is no bubbles but the last baffle...
 
panmanmatt

panmanmatt

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A filter sock in the drain line going into the sump will help with the bubbles also. It will break up the flow going into the sump so the water doesn't crash in and make bubbles. Just be sure to keep it clean as it will catch all the debri coming from the tank.
 
JohnS_323

JohnS_323

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To build on what fishyman said, you can extend the plumbing so it's just at the water line. Put a 90* elbow on the end so that half of the elbow is below the water level and half is above. I've done that on a few drain lines and it really helps with the noise and the bubbles.
 
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BigRed

From your video and your pictures it appears you have the plumbing in to the sump submerged a good deal. If you can make it so that air can travel back up the pipe, it should help with the sucking sounds. Without the airflow, you build backpressure and that is what makes it noisy. I think the Y idea that fishyman suggested might work for you. As for the bubbles at the pump... it doesn't look like you have much room but another baffle would help. I've heard it called a "pressure lock" before, but they should be in sets of 3 (down, up, down)shaped like a U for the best affect. Forcing the water up again will allow the water in what is now your last baffle to be higher and not force the bubbles through like it appears it is now. If you didn't look at Melev's you should, he's got lots of info. I spent many a night just going over it again and again. Best of luck

Red
 
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fishyman

bigred has a good point you didnt setup your dividers in a bubble trap from.
heres a picture of what we mean
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water goes over the first, under the second, and then oveer the last one and into the pump chamber. The water trickles down the final divider and should get rid of all bubbles
 
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