Leak testing and testing plumbing on my salty tank. Ideas on how to get rid of the whistling from it sucking air? Its only an 1/8 inch hole in it now I think. Wondering if drilling it out a little more will resolve this...
Durso standpipe whistling
- Thread starter feh
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That would only work if I leave the cover off the overflow box. Not enough clearance. But I've had no more issues with it since I drilled the hole a little larger, but I did see that trick on one of the reefer sites.
Whistling Out Your What?
Hi,
Not that I would ever be, bold enough to presume I could speak for Wet, but…
I think Wet’s point may have been to place the air valve in the hole that you just drilled so that rather than drilling out then sealing up part of the hole as conditions change you could change the effective size of the hole, larger or smaller by turning a knob…
Biollante
Hi,
Not that I would ever be, bold enough to presume I could speak for Wet, but…
I think Wet’s point may have been to place the air valve in the hole that you just drilled so that rather than drilling out then sealing up part of the hole as conditions change you could change the effective size of the hole, larger or smaller by turning a knob…
Biollante
I understood his point, but that kind of tossed a wrench in things at the time because I wanted to use the cover for the overflow box to keep fish out of it and I wasn't willing to cut the cover for the overflow box. I ended up raising the standpipe for the drain to quiet things down. Now I have a nice hole in the top of it for the cap to pass thru so the cover lays flat on the overflow box.
My Mother Said I Was Special! (Me Dear Ol' Dad Said I Was Stupid)
Hi,
Okay, just checking, sometimes I am a bit slow on the uptake.
Biollante
Hi,
Okay, just checking, sometimes I am a bit slow on the uptake.
Biollante
No biggie. I ended up coating the cap with black plasti-dip so it won't look like a giant eyeball or eyesore. There is a pic in my build thread if you're interested. I'm highly considering putting this stuff on my light bars to help prevent any rusting and it won't chip or scratch off nearly as easily as paint.
I have the same issue in my 180; I wanted to put air valves on the top of the standpipes but didn't want it sticking out of the top of the tank. I did find flat PVC caps to replace the rounded ones and gained nearly 3/8" additional clearance but this was still not enough for a valve.
I left the top cap unglued in case I wanted to swap it out.
If you are running this as a salt tank, keep a constant eye on that hole for salt creep.
I left the top cap unglued in case I wanted to swap it out.
If you are running this as a salt tank, keep a constant eye on that hole for salt creep.
Drill the hole in the side of the cap and the pipe together. Sand out the pipe or the inside of the cap to allow the cap to be rotated on the pipe. Rotate same till the holes are misaligned enough to allow the proper amount of air. poorman's valve. just a thought ...
RukoTheWonderDog - I raised the standpipe itself 1 inch to quiet down things in the overflow box because of the water falling 2 inches. Doing this required me to drill the cover in order to keep using it. I am setting this up as a saltwater tank. Salt creep is why I didn't glue the cap on. Makes it easier to clean. There are also various other silencer methods out there. One of which is called the "gurgle buster".
pat w - I like that idea and may consider that later on if I end up with the same issue. Its more pleasing to the eye than a valve on top... but then again the same could also be accomplished by drilling the hole on the side and still using an air valve but not quite as clean as your suggestion.
pat w - I like that idea and may consider that later on if I end up with the same issue. Its more pleasing to the eye than a valve on top... but then again the same could also be accomplished by drilling the hole on the side and still using an air valve but not quite as clean as your suggestion.