The ReefBox Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Ok to all the techies I will be setting up the tank finally but want I put on drains. I have 4" 1" drains I can utilize from bottom drilled tank and want it ultra quiet I will attach a pic and see what you guys can come up with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 Here are pics the drains are in the rear of the two overflows I've heard of gurgle busters anyone use these and are they quiet? What other options as not a lot of room here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingRider62 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I have always had good luck with Durso stand pipe, just google it. I never hear any gurgling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackice Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Herbi is my favorite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonmfg Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 You've heard my gurgle buster, compact and silent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bevo5 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 What's the gurgle buster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 All good ideas! Also a good candidate for bean animal overflow. Modified of course. Just need a full siphon, durso, and emergency drain. You don't have to do it just like the pictures with the Ts and 90s, just those three types of drains. The full siphon for example doesn't even need a t or 90 if you make it deep enough in the overflow. Well worth a read if you haven't ran across it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 All good ideas! Also a good candidate for bean animal overflow. Modified of course. Just need a full siphon, durso, and emergency drain. You don't have to do it just like the pictures with the Ts and 90s, just those three types of drains. The full siphon for example doesn't even need a t or 90 if you make it deep enough in the overflow. Well worth a read if you haven't ran across it before. Hey Jeremy these boxes are like 8" wide not a lot of room. Think I could still do a bean ? Only two overflows in each box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 It's possible you could pull it off. Here is one approach to consider that isn't as bulky as the standard layout. Put the full siphon and the emergency in one overflow. The full siphon should be 6" or more under the normal waterline, just a straight piece of PVC. No Ts or 90s. Gate valve below as usual. The reason to run it deeper is so that it doesn't suck air as it is pointing straight up and powerful. The emergency the same straight pvc, just higher than the water level, straight up, no fittings. In the other overflow, put the durso with the T and 90 and air line per a typical bean animal. The durso will just sip water and be dead quiet as it will move very little. The full siphon will be a work horse taking lots of water. The only real challenge is whether or not the 1" can handle the flow or not at full siphon. It is shocking how much a full siphon can pull. You could do two durso's I suppose if they would fit. Well good luck in the research, I don't think there are too many overflows that beat a bean animal though for sound or safety, I am a believer. I will do some googling and see if I can run across some good links of this modified setup. I used similar in the old 40b a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 This guy did a similar setup, I just skimmed the thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2212298 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Ah, I read through the thread. Looks like a no go unless the overflows are tied together. it could work if full siphon and durso were in same overflow, but then one overflow would get stagnant. You have three holes in each overflow, Roy/Stylaster runs dual bean animals in is 5' cube with great success, but there is more room to work. It handles his hammerhead return with ease. Good luck and let us know what you end up doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 What's the gurgle buster? Google Hoffer Gurglebuster I used one a few years back and although super quiet I was afraid of algae build up that restricted the drain With the space you have, or lack of, the full siphon sounds good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaidin Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I use dual Herbies one in each of my corner overflows. Super quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackice Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I use dual Herbies one in each of my corner overflows. Super quiet. This is what I did and works great I have the returns just over the back wall. It's not as clean looking but the loudes part of my tank it the fan on the led light so I don't even care that I can see some pvc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 Google Hoffer Gurglebuster I used one a few years back and although super quiet I was afraid of algae build up that restricted the drain With the space you have, or lack of, the full siphon sounds good I'm leaning to this one or durso's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 Starting plumbing on Monday!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoringDave Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 My tank came with Durso plumbing and I hated it! Never tried the gurgle buster tough. Cut it all out and replaced it with the herbie method, Its almost dead silent now. Just need to do something about my skimmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bevo5 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Get that red hot out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 The problem I will have is the area is tough to get anything in with the euro bracing so gonna map it out a bit tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bevo5 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 You test the overflow seals??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 I have dual Herbie on the 180. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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