Loud Dripping

VahanM · 11/15/2012, 11:54 AM

I have a 50g uniquarium and I removed the bio balls from the filter area in the back. There's a plastic plate with holes in it which allows the water to trickle down into the chamber where the bio balls were. I have a filter pad on the plate and I'm using Chemi-Pure Elite carbon in the return chamber. The problem is that the water dripping into the empty chamber where the bio balls were is really loud. I have put caulerpa there in the past and that helped a little but is there anything else I can do to soften the dripping sound?

I've thought about putting some sponges in there.

thegrun · 11/15/2012, 01:11 PM

Songes are fine but you will need to clean them every 2-3 days or they will start to produce nitrates. Can you add a piece of acrylic to the baffle to raise the water level in that chamber?

TruReef · 11/15/2012, 01:32 PM

throw enough rock in there so the water trickles down the rock rather than splashing...

VahanM · 11/15/2012, 01:34 PM

I like the rock idea.

Thanks!

11/15/2012, 11:54 AM	#1
VahanM Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Hollywood, CA Posts: 180	Loud Dripping I have a 50g uniquarium and I removed the bio balls from the filter area in the back. There's a plastic plate with holes in it which allows the water to trickle down into the chamber where the bio balls were. I have a filter pad on the plate and I'm using Chemi-Pure Elite carbon in the return chamber. The problem is that the water dripping into the empty chamber where the bio balls were is really loud. I have put caulerpa there in the past and that helped a little but is there anything else I can do to soften the dripping sound? I've thought about putting some sponges in there.

11/15/2012, 01:32 PM	#3
TruReef Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fruit Cove, FL Posts: 617	throw enough rock in there so the water trickles down the rock rather than splashing... __________________ The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. Current Tank Info: AGA 180g mixed reef, 60" Sunpower 8 bulb, SRO-3000int

11/15/2012, 01:11 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Songes are fine but you will need to clean them every 2-3 days or they will start to produce nitrates. Can you add a piece of acrylic to the baffle to raise the water level in that chamber?

11/15/2012, 01:34 PM	#4
VahanM Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Hollywood, CA Posts: 180	I like the rock idea. Thanks!