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12-20-2004, 02:19 AM
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TCMAS Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Twincities, MN
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overflow making the sucking noise...
Like the title says, my over flow is making that sucking sound that I thought the T and 90 PVC parts were suposta take care of....?? (I forget what you call it)
Its not constant, but it seems that the overflow area will fill up faster than the overflow can take, and then it will start a siphon and suck down really quick till it starts the slurping sound…
I was personally thinking that the hole in the top of it was too small to let enough air flow in.
Please let me know how to fix it, because the tank is in the bed room, and I can’t have this because both me and my g/f sleep in there and we need to work as well.
Moving it out of the room isn’t an option….
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12-20-2004, 02:23 AM
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King Squid
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Apple Valley, MN and Houston, TX
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I assume you have a durso. If it is sucking, then the hole is too small...
Greg
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12-20-2004, 02:29 AM
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WHOOHOO, then go me. Yes a durso...thats what its called...
I am happy because I guessed and I was right... Although this really doesn't have to do with reefs....but used in a reef tank so I'm happy knowing that I can kinda figure some stuff out.... (By the way I am just guessing that me and you are right)
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12-20-2004, 08:25 AM
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Land Shark
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: USA
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Well why don't you make the hole bigger and see if it fixes your problem? 
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12-20-2004, 10:11 AM
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Co-President
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Eagan
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Turn the stereo up louder.
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12-20-2004, 11:41 AM
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Wingnut Jr.
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Hudson, WI
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You and your G/F could move out of the room and you've got yourself a fish room! 
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12-20-2004, 12:04 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: St. Paul, MN
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At home depot you can get an RO water type valve fitting... it is threaded on one end and is the john guest (sorry about spelling, I don't think it's right) fitting where water line tubing plugs into it. Just tap the top of your durso cap and then teflon and screw the fitting. What this does is give you and adjustable durso... I will take a pic as soon as I can to show you what I mean.
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12-20-2004, 12:13 PM
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Reef Society Duluth/Mpls
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Duluth,Mn
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Hole size 5/32" but lets see what Trotter has sounds interesting.
fahz
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12-20-2004, 01:00 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Brooklyn Center, MN
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Also, durso doesn't work right if you do not have a reducer at the bottom. For example, 1" bulkhead so your durso is 1.25" pvc that reduces down to the 1".
If you using 1" for everything then it could still have sucking sound after you have tuned the hole on top.....
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12-20-2004, 09:58 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Twincities, MN
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it does reduce, and I drilled another hole into it that way if it didn't stop it and I felt I needed to close it up I could and be back to where I started...
but adding another hole cleared it right up... Small hole that is
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12-20-2004, 11:47 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Duluth, MN
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Originally Posted by trodder
At home depot you can get an RO water type valve fitting... it is threaded on one end and is the john guest (sorry about spelling, I don't think it's right) fitting where water line tubing plugs into it. Just tap the top of your durso cap and then teflon and screw the fitting. What this does is give you and adjustable durso... I will take a pic as soon as I can to show you what I mean.
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Is that the little ball valve type fitting? I'm just about to make my durso's and that sounds like a very interesting way of having an adjustable air hole.
Steve
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12-21-2004, 02:30 AM
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TCMAS Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Twincities, MN
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I believe he is doing something like on these pages?
http://www.dursostandpipes.com/
Under "popular mods"
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