If you use a Herbie, it should be close to silent. I've spent a ton of time reading about it on RC. (I'm going that route on my tank too).The stand pipe should be about half way under water in your overflow and form a silent full siphon. Generally they have one of those pointed screen fittings over the end. And your emergency should be totally dry and slightly over the overflow water line. So no noise from that. Key is a gate valve to dial in the full siphon.
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Matt, can you be more specific when you say "sounds like a waterfall"?
Where is the noise coming from? (over the overflow wall itself, inside the durso/standpipe, or from the discharge end of the drain line/falling into the sump?)
By the way, the manifold looks good. I like how all the valves are easily accessible and that the outlets are up high (where you could run piping/tubing for their intended equipment along the ceiling and support it easily.)
Speaking of support, I would suggest you use some kind of hanger on the 4-outlet manifold piece and support it onto the back wall. That might be a lot of weight and pressure to be putting on your bulkheads.
Where is the noise coming from? (over the overflow wall itself, inside the durso/standpipe, or from the discharge end of the drain line/falling into the sump?)
By the way, the manifold looks good. I like how all the valves are easily accessible and that the outlets are up high (where you could run piping/tubing for their intended equipment along the ceiling and support it easily.)
Speaking of support, I would suggest you use some kind of hanger on the 4-outlet manifold piece and support it onto the back wall. That might be a lot of weight and pressure to be putting on your bulkheads.
Hard to tell from just that description, but sounds to me like the water level might be fluctuating? This could be due to the drain not getting enough air venting.
Some people (including me) will stick a tube into the hole in the top cap of the durso, and shove it down a bit into the drain pipe. Just keep the top end of the tube out of water (an inch or two is fine). If you slide the tube up and down, you can find a sweet spot where it allows all the air bubbles to escape easier. When you get it right, the drain runs smooth and not choppy.
As for the water noise going into the sump, that might be due to the air getting sucked down the drain right now. When you smooth out the flow, that should get better. If not, you may need to look into ways of cushioning the fall with rubble rock or something in the sump. It could also help if you add a short pipe on each end going into the filter socks... so that the discharge spot is below the water level instead of dropping from above.
Some people (including me) will stick a tube into the hole in the top cap of the durso, and shove it down a bit into the drain pipe. Just keep the top end of the tube out of water (an inch or two is fine). If you slide the tube up and down, you can find a sweet spot where it allows all the air bubbles to escape easier. When you get it right, the drain runs smooth and not choppy.
As for the water noise going into the sump, that might be due to the air getting sucked down the drain right now. When you smooth out the flow, that should get better. If not, you may need to look into ways of cushioning the fall with rubble rock or something in the sump. It could also help if you add a short pipe on each end going into the filter socks... so that the discharge spot is below the water level instead of dropping from above.
My feeling as well.....a simple shoe moulding or you can go real fancy. HD and Lowes have a selection of oak moulding.
For me to lower the hood I am going to need to drop it about a heavy inch. I will look at quarter round but i may just remove the piece inside. I will see whatever is easier. it may just be easier to remove the inside one because i don't have to finish it or anything. just slap a new one on and be done with it.
I just moved my mp40's over to give the water some move movement. I also played with the skimmer some more. I got it to fit in the left chamber but it is too tight and gets in the way of the filter socks. It fits fine in the center chamber so it looks like that's where it is going to have to stay i guess.
unless i get another skimmer
unless i get another skimmer
