Ninjabeaver Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Hey guys when I built my 75 I ended up not having enough room to build a proper drain setup and as a result it is very loud. I used a piece of filter floss type material to quiet the water falling into the over flow and it is silent now. Has anyone else done this for a long period of time? I am thinking it will need to be cleaned pretty frequently, or flood. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesmiles902 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I haven't thrown filter floss in my overflow, but I have done cloth or a passive activated carbon mesh bag. It seemed to work. Changing return flow can help quite a bit too. Usually raises the height of the water in the overflow enough to quiet it down. Algae growth can quiet it down too. I like to let a fair amount grow in my overflow. Seems to limit growth in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 a passive activated carbon mesh bag. It seemed to work. Excellent Idea! Yes filter floss will just gather crap like a Filter Sock, and with your water constantly running through it can have negative effects if not replaced regularly, I would suggest trying 2 weeks before changing inspect how bad the floss looks, and if needed replace it weekly but as long as it gets replaced and isn't sitting there for the next 6 months I don't see too much of an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Stand pipe to raise the water level in the box is much safer I would be very careful about putting things in your over flow box that can clog up and or get suckers in the drain. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjabeaver Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Stand pipe to raise the water level in the box is much safer I would be very careful about putting things in your over flow box that can clog up and or get suckers in the drain. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk Ya I could buy a couple of fittings that would raise it up Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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