I have an overflow system(the one with the box in the tank and the box behind it outside the tank running by a syphon) that is so friggen loud when i dont put the sponge over the hole. But that's just it, when i put the sponge over the hole, it slows the rate down to the sump and then the return from the return pump over-flows and i got saltwater all over my bedroom(2 times now). Luckily i cought it (for the 2nd time now and yes i have cleaned the sponge) so no equipment got damaged, but my room has had 5+ gal all over the carpet twice now. My mom wants the tank gone and i promised her it wouldn't happen again and i don't want to lose it. But she hates the sound it makes when i dont have the sponge in the overflow box. I have ball joint restrictors to slow the rate both ways, but when i put the sponge in i have to cut the return rate in half and i know that can't be good for the pump. So any ideas on how to quiet it?? Please save my tank!!!

~Josh

P.S. My room STINKS bad, any ideas on clean up? The accident happened a week ago and the week before that. I swept up the water that i could, but obviously it didn't work out cause my room smells BAD. Worse than a LFS! Thanks so much for the help.

the problem is that you are using the wrong overflow box. its flow rating is too low.
you need to get an overflow box that has a flow rate that is larger than the flow rate of your return pump. then you can use it with the sponge in it. sorry, no easy way around it.

as far as the floor, a good carpet cleaning should get that out..
and maybe some febreze until then.. ;)

ohhh carpet. that sucks totally. try get some super absorbant shammys, the kind you whipe your car with. best thing is to get the carpet out. you dont want mold to grow under there, u can get really sick

consider drilling the tank and installing bulkheads and a durso pipe. I did this on my 26 bow recently. Actually, not that I'd recommend this to others, but I drilled it with a dremel, with the fish and 1/2 of the water still in it.

Just a thought.

Dave

ohhh carpet. that sucks totally. try get some super absorbant shammys, the kind you whipe your car with. best thing is to get the carpet out. you dont want mold to grow under there, u can get really sick


So i need to replace the carpet? How am i going to do that when most of the carpet that got wet was the carpet that was close to the tank and stand? It would really be a pain to take down the tank to replace the carpet, but if that's the only way, then i'm going to have to ya know it.:mad: Darn. So there's no other way to get around it?? Thanks everyone.

~Josh

no, you shouldn't need to replace the carpet..
just go at it with a carpet cleaner...

thanks Rob.
Always good to hear good news.
~Josh