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    Odd "squirting" sound from water pump

    The overflow is submerged and is a full siphon so that wasn't it. I ended up throttling down the sump pump till it made no noise and then calibrated the overflow accordingly. No noise! But still, what the heck? Why would the pump be making noise if I'm running it flat out? If you have any ideas...
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    Odd "squirting" sound from water pump

    No funnels up top or down below. Both the sump pump and the aquarium drain are completely submerged. Took the pump apart and nothing at all inside. Clean as a whistle, except for a few stray cat hairs (again, the tank is literally a giant box of saltwater at the moment).
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    Odd "squirting" sound from water pump

    Hey all. So I'm starting a new 55 gallon saltwater tank and have a Mag-Drive 9.5 pump set up in my sump. Pump is working great but it randomly makes a "squirting" or "bubble" noise. I can see NO bubbles making it through the bubble trap because the water level is higher than the ledge (no...
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