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    Desperate for plumbing help!!!! lots of pics!!!!!

    Hey Scooter thanks for taking time to try to help me out. My setup is virtually the same as yours but my extension on my tee fitting are much shorter....I'm not sure if that has an impact on things. I'll include some pics below. The pump I'm using is the eheim 1262 its rated at 900 gph. My...
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    Desperate for plumbing help!!!! lots of pics!!!!!

    well I tried everything short of drilling a bigger hole. its already 3/8 I can't imagine I need to go bigger. After an incredible amount of reading I'm under the impression that I may have had my durso tuned just fine and the sound of the water moving through the pipes was just loud in...
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    Sand in Canada??

    Thanks for the reply I just went ahead and said forget the deep sand bed idea and bought just a few bags from the LFS. But if you find that link I'm sure many of your fellow Canadians will appreciate it for there future builds. Cheers,
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    Desperate for plumbing help!!!! lots of pics!!!!!

    ok I'm gonna give that a shot right now!!! Thanks for the tips Don. Oh and the airline I have is 1/4 inch inner diameter I'll try pulling it like you mentioned to see if that will help at all. I'll report back shortly :)
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    Desperate for plumbing help!!!! lots of pics!!!!!

    I'm not sure what would be considered high but yes that sounds about right
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    Desperate for plumbing help!!!! lots of pics!!!!!

    Wow that was a mouthful!! Ok here it goes! The drains are 1.5 inch pvc. I'm using a eheim 1262 return pump 900gph. the hole in the durso is 3/8 but is stuffed with an airline and an adjustable valve. So I can make the hole any size I like up to 3/8. The water level in the overflow is about...
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    Desperate for plumbing help!!!! lots of pics!!!!!

    when I tried putting my sump directly below my tank I ended up with a violent bubbling in the pipe....the only cure I found was to throttle back my return pump. Even after doing that its still much louder then I expected
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    Desperate for plumbing help!!!! lots of pics!!!!!

    Don can you provide a few tips on how to tune the durso. I'm having a pretty hard time with this....its seems not matter what I try it doesn't change much
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    Desperate for plumbing help!!!! lots of pics!!!!!

    I actually gave that a shot in hopes that some how I could make this tank quieter. It turns out that creates a full siphon which is GREAT!!! lots of flow and dead silent but if you don't match your return exactly your tank either overflows or the level in my overflow slowly lowers until I hear...
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    Desperate for plumbing help!!!! lots of pics!!!!!

    Ok this is what I put made last night and I was able to fit it into the overflow. The overflow itself is super quiet but once the water hits the the ball valve or the first 90 it starts making noise. I'm gonna play with it a bit more and see if I can quiet it down. Thanks to all that have...
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    Desperate for plumbing help!!!! lots of pics!!!!!

    which hole are you referring to? I assume the hole in the cap of the tee fitting? I'm pretty sure I have read a post when you suggested that. I think I have read everything on plumbing on here LOL.....Thanks guys you are honestly the best!!
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    Desperate for plumbing help!!!! lots of pics!!!!!

    Hey OMF I think you might be on to something there. I think that is really my only shot at keeping my bulkhead submerged. I wonder if my bulkhead is too big the guy at my lfs assured me that this was even a tad small.
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    Desperate for plumbing help!!!! lots of pics!!!!!

    I tried that Jamie but I can't fit an elbow into my overflow. do you have any other suggestions?
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    Desperate for plumbing help!!!! lots of pics!!!!!

    Thanks for the reply I added the valve so I didn't have to drill all different size holes. So I can adjust it to any size up to 3/8. Does the water in my overflow need to be covering the entire hole? I'm really trying to learn anything I can about tuning. I can manage to get the overflow...
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    Desperate for plumbing help!!!! lots of pics!!!!!

    I have the option to edit my reply but I do not have the option for my main post? Is this normal.....if I'm missing something really easy cut me a little slack I'm sick as hell at the moment!! I found if I refreshed a few times the images came up. If a mod can delete the thread I will be...
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    Desperate for plumbing help!!!! lots of pics!!!!!

    Thanks for the heads up I'll have to host the images some where else so they will work. From what you have read do you have any suggestions?
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    Desperate for plumbing help!!!! lots of pics!!!!!

    I recently had my tank drilled. The tank is a standard 90 gallon tank with an internal overflow placed in the middle of the tank. I have 1-1/2 inch tee fitting right outside the bulkhead which has a hole drilled in the cap for a durso style drain. I inserted a piece of air tubing with an...
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    Sand in Canada??

    Hey Guys, I'm hoping there is someone out there that can recommend a place for me to find some sand cheap in canada. The lfs prices are unreal! I have looked high and low for southdown/yardright/oldcastle with no luck. any and help would be appreciated!!! Thanks!!
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    So many questions!????

    Well its spring time now so I don't think I will need to worry about the perfect winter storm hahaha....If you guys happen to hear anything about the sand on the site...please let me know!! On a side note is it bad to have 90's in your drain plumbing? I'm pretty sure I read that you can have...
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    So many questions!????

    I guess it has something to do with me being in Canada :s I ended up finding the PVC fittings I needed at the local pool store along with some really nice ball valves =) So as far as plumbing goes I'm set. If only i could find a place to get sand cheap here in Canada!!! HELP!!!!
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