Air line silencer floods?

[jason the filter freak]

Now the problem

The airline silencer floods when the power is cut, how do I fix this?

 

When the power cuts the airline silencer floods and water shoots up though it. I'm worried it will shoot up and hit my electronics.

[Guest thefishman65]

can you add some airline hose? If first option is just raise the intake higher. I think the water level is such that when power is cut the water is higher than the intake. Option 2) add hose and point it back down into the sump.

[Jon Lazar]

can you add some airline hose? If first option is just raise the intake higher. I think the water level is such that when power is cut the water is higher than the intake. Option 2) add hose and point it back down into the sump.

 

I would do what fishman65 said. If for some reason you can't, I would connect the airline to the top of the silencer so that water will shoot down into the sump.

[Guest thefishman65]

I meant the top of the silencer no replacing the tube with a longer tube, but that might work too. thanks for clarifying John.

[jason the filter freak]

I might try buying and running another piece of airline to the sump. The skimmer is running external at the moment