I just got a wet/dry set up with a PVC over flow, and its noisy as heck. Is there anything I can do to quiet it down some? And i have no top right now. I was planning on just a glass top.
quieting intake
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what kind of noise and where is it coming from.
Sumps can be amazing forms of filtration, but they pretty touchy too.
Sumps can be amazing forms of filtration, but they pretty touchy too.
Its the noise from the water getting sucked in. sounds like a sink constantly draining, and its making me have to pee all the time LOL
The problem is your intake is capable of taking in more water than it needs to... so impeding the flow (to a point) is not a problem...
When you have an intake that can handle 1,000 gph... but the pump only puts in 500 gph... the intake is starved for water and thus sucks air...
Balancing the intake with the intake is important when it comes to silencing a drilled tanks intake. Naturally if the pump moves even slightly more water than the inake overflowing will occur. So avoid this at all costs.
Keep in mind that over time the prefilter on the pump is likely to get slightly clogged which will slightly reduce to pumps flow. The pump will never push more water than it will when it is brand new (under normal usage, naturally purposfully manipulating it may result in greater flow).
It is necessary to take precautionary steps to prevent waste or debris from clogging or otherwise hampering the intake. But this is true in any overflow intake situation.
When you have an intake that can handle 1,000 gph... but the pump only puts in 500 gph... the intake is starved for water and thus sucks air...
Balancing the intake with the intake is important when it comes to silencing a drilled tanks intake. Naturally if the pump moves even slightly more water than the inake overflowing will occur. So avoid this at all costs.
Keep in mind that over time the prefilter on the pump is likely to get slightly clogged which will slightly reduce to pumps flow. The pump will never push more water than it will when it is brand new (under normal usage, naturally purposfully manipulating it may result in greater flow).
It is necessary to take precautionary steps to prevent waste or debris from clogging or otherwise hampering the intake. But this is true in any overflow intake situation.
ii have the same problem. 
try making a durso standpipe!!! it tells u how to build it and stuff u need to buy at home depot or lowes or whatever
try making a durso standpipe!!! it tells u how to build it and stuff u need to buy at home depot or lowes or whatever