Does your euroreef "gurgle"

[digital-audiophile]

Ok, so this is my first experience with a euroreef, RS135 to be exact. It has been running for 1.5 weeks and it has started to "gurgle" through the standpipe.. is this normal, or am I doing something wrong?

[Chin_Lee]

Mine gurgles loudly from the venturi airline. Its a RS250 but i haven't done anything because its in my basement but would like to know how to quiet it down.

[skylord]

My RS135 gurgled so I put the gate valve mod on, removed the little valve at the top of the venturi airline and it quieted way down.

Scott

[calkrog]

same with my rs80, did the gatevalve, removed the airvalve and now its pretty quiet. still wouldent sleep next to it, but i can watch tv next to it.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by skylord

My RS135 gurgled so I put the gate valve mod on, removed the little valve at the top of the venturi airline and it quieted way down.

Scott

Yep...welcome to the RS135.

[digital-audiophile]

Maybe I should have spent the extra $600 and bought a bubble king lol!

[calkrog]

Originally Posted by digital-audiophile

Maybe I should have spent the extra $600 and bought a bubble king lol!

i have not problem with my euroreef, but i find that they are next to impossible to adjust without the gatevalve. cant beat the performance for the price.

[i have crabs]

i just bought 2 rs250's and both grugled for a few weeks and i spent more time tryin to stop the grugle than to get it to skim nicely they have since stoped on thier own except the odd time when foolin around with the adjustments. ive also been annoyed with the loud sound from the hose thet sucks the air in, i added the little silencers that where on some superskimmers which made a big difference but ive now sold the superskimmers so i gotta make somethin simular to quiet them down

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by digital-audiophile

....it has started to "gurgle" through the standpipe....

Got two RS250s here. Mine gurgled from the get go, even with the gate valves, so I capped them like so...


Worked like a charm.

As for the airlines, that's another story. My airlines kept clogging too frequently, so I pulled the valves off....just a few days ago actually. So far, IME, they make more noise now, through the airline. Of the two skimmers, one is noisier than the other, and unfortunately I sleep beside the noisier one. Been unplugging it at night. Thinking of putting the valves back on, but they seem to be skimming better without them.
I'm in a pickle .

Cheers,

[Myka]

Originally Posted by digital-audiophile

Maybe I should have spent the extra $600 and bought a bubble king lol!

You should have just bought the RS180.