Hey, I know there are some people rushing to tell me how irresponsible this is, rightfully so, but I just had an epiphany and want to double check with the brass. I'm renovating my 180 gallon tank and taking the water level down about a foot, and while I'm at it I'm trying to address this noisy durso I've been running. It's a single pipe, no gurgling up top, but the bubbles in my sump are like front row at a black sabbath concert. I think it's just because my PVC is too big for the flow my pump provides, but reducing it is a bit of a hassle, odd sized fittings have been hard to come by. Which leads me to my question; still a noob all things considered, so would love the help.
I've heard you never run a gate valve on a single durso, because a blockage would cause a flood. Thing is, my return chamber runs dry quick, and I'll have probably 10x the space in the display if a blockage occurs. In this case, could I use a gate valve? I have no experience with gate valves.
Do I have this right?-gate valves let you adjust the flow of water into the sump, so you can dial in the air/water ratio? What's the difference between gate and a ball valve? And most importantly, will this solve my bubbling issue if I bother with it? Any other overflow styles you would recommend instead? Ideally without needing to drill new holes unnecessarily.
Attached is a picture of my just emptied tank, return is on the left, to the sump is on the right. I'll be taking the display baffles out and cutting them to change the water line. Was originally gonna patch and cut new holes on the back, but this has me reconsidering. Bought this tank second hand and I'm just now realizing they probably ran a dual durso and had the return pumping in some old plumbing I removed. Don't really want to do that, because the renos I have planned will look crummy with two overflows, but interested to hear your thoughts. Thank you!
I've heard you never run a gate valve on a single durso, because a blockage would cause a flood. Thing is, my return chamber runs dry quick, and I'll have probably 10x the space in the display if a blockage occurs. In this case, could I use a gate valve? I have no experience with gate valves.
Do I have this right?-gate valves let you adjust the flow of water into the sump, so you can dial in the air/water ratio? What's the difference between gate and a ball valve? And most importantly, will this solve my bubbling issue if I bother with it? Any other overflow styles you would recommend instead? Ideally without needing to drill new holes unnecessarily.
Attached is a picture of my just emptied tank, return is on the left, to the sump is on the right. I'll be taking the display baffles out and cutting them to change the water line. Was originally gonna patch and cut new holes on the back, but this has me reconsidering. Bought this tank second hand and I'm just now realizing they probably ran a dual durso and had the return pumping in some old plumbing I removed. Don't really want to do that, because the renos I have planned will look crummy with two overflows, but interested to hear your thoughts. Thank you!