first time corner flow, stop gurggle please

drewp808 · 01/22/2010, 08:40 PM

i have a 90g left corner flow with a mag 9.5 ball valved. single drain return. anyway i started it up today and no leaks, YEAH. but water builds up on the drain side then flushes down, cant stand the noise
please help. perfecto aquarium i think

dudley moray · 01/22/2010, 08:56 PM

you need two 90* elbows put together with a hole drilled in the one directly over the drain pipe with a piece of air line tube about 6 inches long stuck in it it makes it a lot less noisy (if that makes sense !)

Ebmorri · 01/22/2010, 08:58 PM

Look up Durso Drain.

dg3147 · 01/23/2010, 02:28 AM

"durso drain"...google that puppy ---that be what you need.

Hoodrich · 01/23/2010, 02:39 AM

Slowly drill the top hole. make it bigger and bigger until the drain matches the return pump flow. otherwise it will still gurgle

KMP · 01/23/2010, 02:43 AM

stick 1/4" air line tubing in there - that'll fix it.

drewp808 · 01/23/2010, 05:40 AM

thanks guys doing it tomorrow. i will post my progress

drewp808 · 01/23/2010, 05:43 AM

k. does anyone have a good pic of what i need to do? it looks like all i have to do is put a T connector where the elbow goes. is that correct? where is the hole i have to drill?

Texxxx · 01/23/2010, 06:54 AM

Here is a link to what it looks like. Put the hole in top of the cap on the very top.

http://www.dursostandpipes.com/make-...-diy?showall=1

hoffy02 · 01/23/2010, 08:39 AM

hoffer gurgle buster... google it

sedor · 01/23/2010, 08:55 AM

Tex got it right, although there are other options, the durso is by far the easiest. When I went to make mine DIY I found that it wasn't much more to just buy the complete setup so that's what I did. It will get rid of that toilet flushing sound.

cpittmx · 01/23/2010, 09:49 AM

the easiest is to just insert airline tubing down the drain pipe.and leaving some out the top.

drewp808 · 01/25/2010, 06:19 AM

yup thanks guys totally worked, had to drill 4 small holes but it eventually worked , i do like the airline tubing idea with the vavle to control the amount of air,
thanks again
problem solved

01/22/2010, 08:40 PM	#1
drewp808 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: HONOLULU Posts: 143	first time corner flow, stop gurggle please i have a 90g left corner flow with a mag 9.5 ball valved. single drain return. anyway i started it up today and no leaks, YEAH. but water builds up on the drain side then flushes down, cant stand the noise please help. perfecto aquarium i think

01/22/2010, 08:56 PM	#2
dudley moray sisternofuselessknowledge Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: orillia ontario Posts: 795	you need two 90* elbows put together with a hole drilled in the one directly over the drain pipe with a piece of air line tube about 6 inches long stuck in it it makes it a lot less noisy (if that makes sense !) __________________ We urge hobbyists to develop a good 'BS' detector that will allow you to question information presented to you without any experimental evidence to support it. chris Current Tank Info: 90 gal south pacific biotope 40 gal sump/fuge ,65 gal rebuilding

01/23/2010, 02:28 AM	#4
dg3147 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 1,178	"durso drain"...google that puppy ---that be what you need. __________________ Elos 160XL \| Powermodule LED/T5 \| BK Double cone 200 \| Pasadena, CA Home page: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=23482778#post23482778

01/23/2010, 02:43 AM	#6
KMP Wag More; Bark Less Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NorCal Posts: 3,602	stick 1/4" air line tubing in there - that'll fix it. __________________ Kenny Current Tank Info: 70g Shallow Reef [Home]; 15g Starfire Cube [Office]

01/23/2010, 06:54 AM	#9
Texxxx Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 172	Here is a link to what it looks like. Put the hole in top of the cap on the very top. http://www.dursostandpipes.com/make-...-diy?showall=1 __________________ Tank: 125gal money pit Current Tank Info: 125gal, 55 sump with fug, 3x250MH, 2x60" VHO, Euro-Reef RC250 skimmer, Ca reactor, ATO Kalk, 2500gph closed loop

01/22/2010, 08:58 PM	#3
Ebmorri Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 662	Look up Durso Drain.

01/23/2010, 02:39 AM	#5
Hoodrich Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 199	Slowly drill the top hole. make it bigger and bigger until the drain matches the return pump flow. otherwise it will still gurgle

01/23/2010, 05:40 AM	#7
drewp808 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: HONOLULU Posts: 143	thanks guys doing it tomorrow. i will post my progress

01/23/2010, 05:43 AM	#8
drewp808 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: HONOLULU Posts: 143	k. does anyone have a good pic of what i need to do? it looks like all i have to do is put a T connector where the elbow goes. is that correct? where is the hole i have to drill?

01/23/2010, 08:39 AM	#10
hoffy02 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Crosby, TX. Posts: 399	hoffer gurgle buster... google it

01/23/2010, 08:55 AM	#11
sedor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,689	Tex got it right, although there are other options, the durso is by far the easiest. When I went to make mine DIY I found that it wasn't much more to just buy the complete setup so that's what I did. It will get rid of that toilet flushing sound. __________________ Ryan

01/23/2010, 09:49 AM	#12
cpittmx Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ravenna, Ohio Posts: 260	the easiest is to just insert airline tubing down the drain pipe.and leaving some out the top.

01/25/2010, 06:19 AM	#13
drewp808 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: HONOLULU Posts: 143	yup thanks guys totally worked, had to drill 4 small holes but it eventually worked , i do like the airline tubing idea with the vavle to control the amount of air, thanks again problem solved