Drain or Overflow?

[Birdlady]

In the LFS, do their drains run down to the floor? or do they run lengthwise behind the tanks into the filtration?

The slurping sound is cause by (from what I am told) the air coming up the tube as water is trying to go down. Can you stick rigid airline tubing (perhaps even the soft tubing) down into the line a bit and see if that lets the air out?

[somethingfishy]

Well the LFS has the piping running both ways. They have a Display tank with the drain running strait down. This tank dosn't make noise like mine.

I placed air line in there an it stopped but I don't want to leave it like this.

As far as it overflowing if I had waited any longer it would have got my carpet wet. I find this nerve racking too but it is nessecery.

[Birdlady]

[quote author=somethingfishy link=board=Filters;num=1097282562;start=0#11 date=10/28/04 at 18:33:15]

I placed air line in there an it stopped but I don't want to leave it like this.

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Why not?

[somethingfishy]

Well I solved my problem [smiley=trampoline.gif]. It was quite simple actually and I can't believe I made this mistake. The drain hose had a loop in it which was causing air to get trapped. This is a problem with overflow it caused water surges in the overflow box. Anyway the water would rise and my tank would overflow before the air would purge itself. It is a mistake that I think everyone should take note off. My drain is now quieter that my pump.

I've enclosed a diagram to help show the problem.

[somethingfishy]

sorry diagram was a little bit off

[Birdlady]

Cool! Glad Problem Solved!