Waterbox Tank Build Part 4
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- Опубликовано: 17 апр 2024
- Surprised to find the included plumbing on a tank this expensive to be so noisy. How I silenced my loud Waterbox 190.5 overflow.
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Thank you very much. I have the same issue. I was able to get about 1/2 inch of pipe onto the overflow, still under the output pipe, but of course it's done nothing. Going to follow your lead. $10k for this type of issue is unacceptable but stuck now. Anyway, thanks again!
So, I just did the modification, and it made a huge difference. Thanks again for the video!
That’s great! Makes such a difference to have a quiet tank.
That's what the gate valves for the knob on the inside of the cabinet will raise the water level and kill the noise
@@iansmith2847 correct, that is what the gate valve helps with. However, if the emergency drain isn’t tall enough, it doesn’t matter how much you tighten the gate valve for this particular problem. The noise is from the water coming into the overflow box. The water in the box is too low, causing the water coming in to splash. Again, you are correct in needing to tighten the gate valve to raise the water level but because the emergency drain isn’t tall enough, in order to raise the water high enough to eliminate the noise, you would need to tighten the valve so much that the water is then completely covering the emergency drain, which you don’t want. So, the emergency drain needs to be raised.
Excellent video!! I'm going to do the exact same thing on my WB 150.4 just to remove the "tricking" from the OF teeth. I also just noticed something else, the e-drain is a bit too close to these OF teeth letting some water "spray" up into the top of the e-drain. Your HACK will solve both problems and allow a trickle of the e-drain to not drop so far (due to the 45's) and decrease those sounds too. Well done :)
Thank you and good luck!
I wish my tank was silent like this! I plumbed it myself and with a slightly older mp40’s, there’s quite a bit of noise..
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Where did you find the extenders?? If you don't mind sharing the source
These are the pieces I used: a.co/d/iITq322
May still wanna let water trickle down that emergency drain.. otherwise you will get surface scrim buildup on the overflow.. a trickle shouldn’t make too much noise. Nice work stuff like this are lessons worth sharing for people starting their build off 🫡🤝🏾
Is it still skimming surface good?
So far so good. No oil slick look at the surface.
Those are 40mm 45’s right?
Correct. These - a.co/d/9SNIs7m
What return pump are you using? I have same tank but peninsula the 6025 and I have been trying to quiet things down and have 3 areas creating noise 1 the return overflow weirs which after watching your video I ordered the fittings, so that will resolve that #2 the weirs in sump going from refugium to protein skimmer chamber, they water fall slightly at 600gph making a trickle noise, and 3 return pump sicce sdc 9 makes a pretty noticeable hum? Wondering if you have sump noise and what return pump are you using and how loud is it?
@@martinkester3501 I run the Maxspect Jump series on this tank. It’s turned way down but it’s virtually silent. Here is a link to them: www.maxspect.com/en/jump-series/602-mj-dc-pump.html
I also use these pads under pumps, skimmers, etc and they definitely help with the humming noise: a.co/d/38C7Fsz
Is it still skimming surface ok?
I’m sorry, but this is unacceptable. For the price of these aquariums there’s no way in hell you should have to deal with this. This should have been dealt with at the factory.
I have a Waterbox Infinia 230.6. 10k and have the same issue. It's infuriating. I agree with you completely.