Durso Stand Pipe

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Durso Stand Pipe

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Dealing with lots of micro-bubbles and gurgling. I really need to work on my sump. I am going to add a durso standpipe also to help with the god-awful loud splashing noises as the water goes down into the overflow.
I found this good link for a DIY standpipe, and thought I would share it:


http://www.rl180reef.com/pages/standpip ... _frame.htm

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I did a very similar thing with my overflow box... I didn't bother with the T and air release, I just drilled the tops of the elbows instead, works great. It's soooooo nice not to have that gurgling noise from the back 1/2 of the overflow. Here's a few pics.

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Post by Brandon »

Alright.. I'm sort of plumbing impaired. What would be the benefit of the stand-pipe on an external overflow? Love your DIY snailguard :)
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Actually, that's a (*#&%%& damsel guard! they just swim right through the fingers otherwise. The reason for me putting that there was the LOUD swooshing/gurgling noise that it made w/out the foam in place, because of the open hole.
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YOU ARE THE MAN ! I was just thinking of this today, glad you posted it.
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looks like im gonna have to build a stand pipe and a screen, lost a green chromis to the overflow the other day :(
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I need some 1 inch screens for my bulkheads if anyone has some. I can maybe trade something for two of them. I got he bulkheads at rich's and he was out of screens.
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Post by reeferpuffer »

hey kev, i have some 1" bulkhead screens...brand spanking new..wanna trade for a frag of your green encrusting gorgonian?..i really like him....soesnt have to be big..just enough so he can grow...
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Well I have a piece of tanish Encrusting Gorgonia, I am sure we can snap off some. I think your are talking about the gorgonia that had such long polyps that sit on my sand in front of the tank ? Are those screens threaded or non-threaded ?
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screens are threaded... brand spankin new also....and also, i have your shrimp...he bout blew up my tank, it sounded like someone hitting a hammer on the tank.
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