Lifereef Too Loud Please Help

[SDA619]

Anyone find a solution to the lifereef overflow box gurgling its driving my wife and I crazy!

I tried building this thing today. http://home.everestkc.net/jrobertson...struction.html

but its slowed the flow down raised the water lever to uncomfortable heights.

Any other suggestions. I love this thing but i dont know what else to do.

[Carter o51]

I have one and it can be noisy depending on how you set it. You could try putting a small sponge in the external overflow to stop the splashing/gurgling noise (what I did). Really just adjust the flow and mess with it until it becomes quiet enough. Also maybe try some airline tubing in the hose

[jasonp87]

If you built it according to the website the "bell" is upside down. Try turning it around so the opening is facing the bottom. I use these in my tank and they work awesome.

http://www.sdreefs.com/forums/showth...ter&highlight=

[SDA619]

thanks for the tip jason. i am going to flip the bell around today to see if that works better.

also i need to find a coupling for a 1" thin pipe with the 1" thick pipe. The lifereef comes with that thin pvc.

also should i run 1/4 airline or the 1/8 airline.

[jasonp87]

I've got the standard size airline, I think it's 1/4 od.

When you flip the bell over it kind of creates a vacuum in the bell once all the air is sucked out in the first couple seconds. This makes it silent and also should help with increasing flow.

[SDA619]

flipped the bell over. Much quieter but the flow is still not there. Im going to try and punch more holes in the pipe. that might do it.

also i figured out how to attach it to the lifereef i just needed a reducer.

got home late from work tomorrow i will give it a final go.

[jasonp87]

Yeah, make sure you have enough holes and that they are big enough. I left very little space between mine and control flow by moving the bell up and down.

[poakley723]

I am not to familiar with your tank but I have quite a bit of other experiance with standpipes and such. i could stop by and help you out if you need. I live in chula vista.

[SDA619]

thanks for all the advice. I think im going to give it one more chance if i cant get it. Ill call in the big guns like Poakley.

The few moments of quiet has been bliss and then the tank begins to slowly fill up. LOL.

[SDA619]

Update added two more rows of holes much quieter. Still an occasional burp but I think I'm close. Flow is good.

[jasonp87]

Awesome, now to tune it by changing the positions of the airline tubing and the bell.

Did you see my DIY thread when I set mine up?