gurgling drain

[ericmcj31]

Does anyone know how to make a drain line stop "gurgling?" I have a "T" outside of the tank-one going down to sump and the other slightly going up with a cap that has a hole drilled in it-any solutions?

 

[saltwater junky]

try putting a sponge over the over flow

 

[slayer]

try putting a valve on the hole at the top of the drain to adjust the amount of air going in to reduce the noise

 

[ericmcj31]

but I need the MAX water going in--is that just a problem Im gonna have to contend with?

 

[gwen_o_lyn]

I had to make the hole bigger. I had the gurgle / flushing toilet sound too. I only have a problem when the salt creep fills up the hole and I have to pour a little water in it to clear it out and then I'm good.

 

[ericmcj31]

I'll make the hole bigger--I know it's not full of salt, being I just made it Wed. this week-, but I'll try that--thanks

 

[ericmcj31]

I just set it up (right) this week--so--don't know--it's not that bad, really--just kinda annoying sometimes

 

[ericmcj31]

I'll see what I can do--

 

[ericmcj31]

what's a JG valve?

 

[gwen_o_lyn]

RO tubing stuff and the valve to make it adjustable... home depot would prolly sell the valve... they definitly have the tubing

 

[ericmcj31]

so this thing goes on above tee?

 

[slayer]

yeap..you adjust it so that just the right amount of air flows in to the pipe thus reducing the gurgle..this way you can drain all the water you want..

 

[cameron]

Getting to the base of the problem... why do you need the MAX flow through the pipe? Generally speaking it is not good to max out a pipes flow in an aquarium.

 

[ericmcj31]

I've got a mag 12 pump and I didn't really want to close it down any with the valve, but why is it bad to have max flow through a pipe??