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05-30-2006, 07:21 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: West Saint Paul
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I'll never use a side-drilled overflow ever again!
After setting up a side drilled tank and a bottom drilled tank this weekend I have decided that it is not woth the work to drill the side of the tank. Even with a T on the out put it still makes a little noise. And when you consider that I had to pay fo the hole and the overflow box, I think it is worth getting a tank that is drilled by the manufacturer.
Just my $0.02
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05-30-2006, 07:33 PM
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The horse LIVES!
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Savage MN
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You need to reduce return pump output or use bigger holes and tubes. I have almost no noise from my side drilled.
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05-30-2006, 07:51 PM
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Location: River Falls, WI
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How is your plumbing etc set up?
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05-30-2006, 07:57 PM
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micro nut
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did you durso the drain pipe?
what size is the drain pipe?
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05-30-2006, 08:04 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: crystal
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main thing that would keep me away from a predrilled tank is i don't like the look of the huge overflows from top to bottom . i prefer the little boxes i guess.
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05-30-2006, 08:08 PM
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Hooked on H20
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Chanhassen, MN
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Also, unless you go custom the factory drilled holes are often too small to get decent flow.
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05-30-2006, 08:46 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: crystal
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there any reason why a bottem drilled or side drilled would make a different amount of noise ? providing they both use dursos ?
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05-31-2006, 09:08 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Minneapolis
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I have a side drilled with a durso and it makes almost no noise...
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05-31-2006, 09:14 AM
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I'm guessing that the plumbling is not set up optimally.
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05-31-2006, 09:18 AM
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I'd prefer the larger overflows to the side onse that make shade and dont handle as much flow. I use a durso and I can get it pretty quiet, but I feel that it's just not the same.
I used a T where the piping goes from horizontal to the ground to vertical. I have a cap that is drilled on it.
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05-31-2006, 09:34 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Minneapolis
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 Here's a good picture where you can see how it should be setup. In the pic, it's on an overflow but it would be the same if you put it into a side drilled tank. |
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05-31-2006, 09:35 AM
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tHATS HOW i HAVE IT SET UP, EXCEPT FOR THE 90 degree angle inside the box. sorry about the caps.
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05-31-2006, 09:37 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Minneapolis
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The 90degree angle in the box is important to keep the intake under water and prevent it from sucking air.
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05-31-2006, 09:37 AM
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Anti-Acan Activist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: St. Paul, MN
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did you oversize the durso? for instance... if your bulkhead is say a 1" you sould be using 1 1/4" or larger "T" and pipe going up and down for ar least a little ways if not the whole drain.
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05-31-2006, 10:03 AM
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no, its the same size, I used 1".
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