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donkey77
12-25-2015, 02:38 PM
Picked up a 120 with an external overflow, whats the best and the quietest drain to go with

e46er
12-25-2015, 02:43 PM
I've never had either but the consensus seems to be a herbie or bean animal
Both dead silent with the bean Animal being set and forget and the herbie needs some adjusting once in a while. I've seen both and they are silent. My durso is not.
Herbie needs 2 holes bean animal needs 3

patpare
12-25-2015, 03:20 PM
I use the Herbie overflow and ya it's dead silent

George
12-25-2015, 06:01 PM
Picked up a 120 with an external overflow, whats the best and the quietest drain to go with

How many holes does the overflow come with?

Aquattro
12-25-2015, 06:12 PM
How many holes does the overflow come with?

That is kind of the limiting factor :)

FWIW, I run a durso and it's dead silent. Depends on what kind of flow you put through it

donkey77
12-25-2015, 07:00 PM
it has 2 holes in the overflow

donkey77
12-25-2015, 07:01 PM
so i take it its gonna be herbie

Skimmer Juice
12-25-2015, 07:09 PM
herbie is my preferred method super easy to plumb , dead silent , I also have starfish in my overflow so its nice and easy to keep the water level high when I turn my pumps off to feed .

monocus
12-25-2015, 10:05 PM
usually when you have 2 holes in the overflow,and i'm assuming the holes are in the bottom of the tank,one is for the return and one is for the drain.in that case i would use a stockman

donkey77
12-26-2015, 01:29 PM
both holes are for drain as i have 2 return lines on back wall

donkey77
12-26-2015, 01:39 PM
its about 15" long sits near the top of the aquarium , and about 15"tall, so i take it i could use a herbie here