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    Posted: October 02 2012 at 9:06pm
i bought my first tank with a over flow and a sump, and i don't  know what im doing, i've had 4 cubes, redsea max 250 and now got a real tank, and i can't get the over flow part right if there are anyone willing to stop buy and help me out i would be forever so thanksful. i live in layton and my # is 801-682-0477. it a 92 gal corner tank with corner overflow.    PLEASE HELP ME OUT THANK'S.   P/S IT IS ALL SET UP WITH WATER  THANKS AGIAN.   RONNIEShocked

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I wouldn't be much help ... but Reefon just set up my new tank and you are welcome to come look at how they set up the plumbing in my tank!
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Post pictures and we can walk you through it.
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What type of overflow style is it? Durso, herbie etc. how many drains and returns does it have. Is it just one overflow?
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Can you describe what pipes look like? And how many holes are drilled/
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post up some pics like everyone said and if its not running by this weekend i might be able to make it up there. 
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Just first want to say thanks for all of you for offering your time it means alot, I will put pic on today when I get home for sure, and thanks again Ronnie
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If you want to come look how I did my 90 your more than welcome to and I'm in Clearfield.
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K I POSTED SOME PICKS, JUST DONT HOW TO ADJUST THE OVER FLOW WITH THE SUMP, MAKE ALOT OF GURGELIN NOISE. YOU CAN CALL ME AT 801-682-0477 ANY TIME AND ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT, THANKS.
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Ok so that is a durso system. The pipe that curves back down and has the screen attachment is the drain pipe. Water flows over the overflow and once it is higher than the curve it drains. The other pipe is the return. So the water will flow through the sump and be pumped back from your external pump. The level of the watet in your overflow usually can be adjusted by raising and lowering the drain pipe. Durso can be l loud where is the gurgulling coming from?

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First nice skimmer Wink  

To add to what Wickedsnowman said.  With a durso and the gurgling.  you can  play with this a little using the valve that you have right before your filter sock.  If you close that valve a little bit and let the water back up in the pipe.  it will sound much better but you need to be careful about doing this because if something large makes it down the pipe you and blocks the flow you could overflow your display tank. 
 
I ran my 75gallon tank like this for over a year.  I never had a proble and about 1-2 times a week I would open the valve up all the way just to make sure that anything large would get cleared out. 
 
Good luck and everything else loos pretty good. 
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How many 90 degree angles do you have in your drain pipe?  I've been told that they can create noise ... my plumbing has the one 90 degree that exits the overflow box and the rest are 45.
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just want to thank you all again for you willing to help out a new guy, i hopfuley  got it and plan on doing a tank build fourm,  since this is my  first real tank, i have some very nice plug and play tanks that were great but this is a hole new game, thanks agian  ronnie
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My Durso had the air hole a little too big and it used to sound like a flushing toilet Confused
 
I put a little bit of a cotton ball in the hole and it quieted right down
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Just at a quick look i would relocate the ballast away from your filter sock could end up being a huge fire hazard.
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Hey Ronnie I can stop by tomorrow after work and check things out. I would for sure relocate the ballast and get the filter sock lower. I can explain tomorrow if you like.
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the noise is comming from the drain part with the screen on it, i did go up to aquatic derams and ben told me to turn down the flow on the drain by closing the drain valve a little at a time and that seem to work, it is alot better still would like some one around layton to stop by and check things out, just worried about fire, or flooding my house, and the wellbeing of the live stock that is going in the tank, i just want to do it right. thanks to all of you for the info. all you guys and ladies make this hobby a real joy to be apart of.  THANKS
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Yes please do my # is 801-682-0477
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Just at a quick look i would relocate the ballast away from your filter sock could end up being a huge fire hazard.
 
I agree!  Put that ballast on the outside of your stand for sure!  It will help dissipate heat, avoid salt creap and give you some peace of mind that it won't accidently fall into your sump.   BTW - the plumbers tape is a great way to hang ballasts.  I've been doing it like that for years.  Nicely done.
 
 
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What's plumbers tape
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