Well I was testing my 55 gallon soon to be reef outside and i turned off the pump in the sump and it began to reverse siphon just wondering is there any way to prevent this?
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Reverse Siphoning
Well I was testing my 55 gallon soon to be reef outside and i turned off the pump in the sump and it began to reverse siphon just wondering is there any way to prevent this?
- Jeremy
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Yes!
You drill a small hole in the return line just below the water's surface level. That breaks the siphon.
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...and even better, drill two small holes just in case a snail is chilling on the first hole
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The part that is in the tank or the one on the pump
- Jeremy
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the part thats in the tank. This way when the water drops below that hole it will break the siphon. you will get a little bit of water siphoning back into the sump but not all of it once it reaches the hole you drill
and yes drill 2. it works better
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Ok Does anyone know how to quiet it down
- Jeremy
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PAME12.jpg
Heres a Pic of what a Basic Return Looks like, put a small Hole where the Elbow is that is before the cut off pc of pipe Opposite of the Barbed end
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