Help ! Durso pipe is making loud gargling noise .

[Tommy]

Hey guys ..i just finished setting up my 80g cube and the overflow area where the durso pipe located is making loud gargling blubling noises ..is this normal ? and if so is there anything I can do to make it less noisy ?  Thanks 

[YHSublime]

Pics? Do you have a hole in the top of the cap?

[Tommy]

Yes i do have a little hole on top of the cap  , Im trying to post a video on tapatalk but its not allowing me 

Edited October 13, 2014 by Tommy

[lnevo]

You could expand that hole if there is one. You can also add a piece of airline tubing into the hold and adjust it up or down till the gurgling stops.

[Tommy]

Ohh ok I will try that thanks

[Tommy]

[paul b]

My dragon faced pipe snores but doesn't gurgle.  I don't know the problem.

 

[Tommy]

Here's my dragon pipe fish looking right back at yours Paul B . Lol

[Tommy]

Ok I drilled the hole on the cap a little bigger and it's still making the noise , maybe just a tad quieter , looking for some airline tubing now to try the other method . Also I made a cover for my overflow and I find that with the cover on its a lot louder than when it's not .

 

[paul b]

Here are my 2 pipes ignoring each other

[Tommy]

I had 2 pipes too , but sadly 1 died last week :(

[paul b]

I hate it when pipes die. 

I still have two dragon's, 2 bluestripes and one multi banded.  I just love pipes,

 

[YHSublime]

The hole probably ends to be bigger, take the cap off and I bet the gurgling will stop. You need to find the right amount of air vs water.

[John Ford]

Drill another smaller hole and see how it goes. You'll find that sweet spot and you don't need a hose. Unless we're talking about Super Models and sweet spots. Then maybe we will need a hose

[Tommy]

Cool..I will try that ...! 

[Tommy]

I hate it when pipes die. 

I still have two dragon's, 2 bluestripes and one multi banded.  I just love pipes,

 

Man... that one nice Paul ...too bad i dont have enough pods in my tank and im trying to get it  to eat cyclopeeze 

[John Ford]

My drain has 3- 1/8th inch holes in it. It's pretty quiet. I almost left it with two but I'm glad I drilled a third hole.

[CaptainRon]

In the past, I've kept drilling until the sound started getting a little louder then covered the hole with tape.

[Tommy]

Do i need the cap there ? 

[zygote2k]

try turning down the flow of the return pump with the valve. you'r eprobably pumping more water than the drain can handle.

[Tommy]

I drilled 5 holes and it didn't reduce any noises, put an airline hose in it and that did it. Thanks guys !!!

[Rburgee]

airline tube does it every time!

[lnevo]

Awesome