Durso standpipe users

[Len]

Quick question. For those with Durso or Stockman standpipes, how did you plumb below the tank? That is, does the overflow pipe go straight down, angled, flexible hosing, etc.? Does it matter?

 

[Anonymous]

Straight down is best if your sump is right there. Otherwise angled straight as possible.

Flex hose is good if you can bend the radius without going back uphill. Uphill screws drains up bad.

Louey

 

[Len]

So straight down won't have any of the gurgling noise, I assume. The Durso takes care of that, right? Conventional downpipes going straight down = trouble.

 

[Anonymous]

I have run both the stockman and durso. In both of my set ups I had a dog leg, not planned. Both functioned properly once I set the sump side right at the water line. You need to be able to burp the air out befor the pipe goes under water. I used a spray bar type set up.

 

[Len]

Would drilling a few holes near the outlet (above the water line) work? Or maybe a T fitting with one of the three sides (facing up) open to air?

 

[Len]

Wait a second. So going straight down, doesn't that present a problem? It doesn't allow the air to burp out.

 

[Anonymous]

Don't know. I always had the dog leg. I tried to put the outlet below the water when I first set up the first drain and it sounded like a pot of water boiling. IMO if you go straight down to the water surface then elbow over it should work. On the horizontal I had/have drilled 3/8" dia holes that totaled twice the x-section area of the drain. I found it was better to have more pipe out of the water than in the water on the sump side. At the end of the horizontal run I had a 90 pointing out. This works for me, you may have different results.

 

[Anonymous]

I thought that the hole that you drill in the top cap on the Durso prevented the gurgling noise.

Yo, Rich Durso, get in here and help the man out

Louey

 

[Anonymous]

The hole in the top is to alow air in. This stop the slurping, flushing sound on the top end. What I explaind is what I had to do on the bottom end to deal with the gurgiling. Since air is intentionally alowed in it needs to be delt with on the sump end of the piping.

 

[Anonymous]

For cripes sakes boys, go the easy route. Cut the plumbing off about a foot above the water level, and put a filter bag on it. Eliminates noise, microbubbles, etc. Just rinse it out every other day or so.

 

[Len]

So Matt, your downpipe is perfectly perpendicular? I want to make sure I can either angle it or have it go straight down without problems.

 

[reefdood]

My bulkhead comes right out the lower back of my tank. From there I have 2" of PVC sticking out and vinyl tubing clamped to that. Then it kinda loops to the back and into my sump. I wanted to avoid s many 90 degree joints as I could, so I just gracefully use extra tubing to get from point a to point b without using 90's. I guess both ways work. My stockman is 100% quiet. I don't hear it over my return pump or skimmer.

 

[Anonymous]

Matt wrote:

Just rinse it out every other day or so.

No way I would do something knowing that I just created a chore to do every other day or so.

Feeding the fish is almost too much work. :lol:

Louey

 

[reefdood]

Matt wrote:

Just rinse it out every other day or so.

No way I would do something knowing that I just created a chore to do every other day or so.

Feeding the fish is almost too much work. :lol:

Louey

It takes less effort to clean the sock than it does to take a shower.

Remove sock
Throw in washing machine with 1/2 cap of bleach and wash
Replace.

 

[Anonymous]

Regarding the top of the Durso:

You can get a 1.5 inch U shaped pvc tube for the curved part of the Durso that has a 1/2 inch hole and fitting on the outside (top) of the curve. Just stick a valve on that and you can adjust the airflow to eliminate the noise.

It also takes up less horizontal space than the T + 90 degree curve combo I have used in the past. That had a regular cap on the top, and a hold drilled in it for air.

regarding the bottom, I've used flexible pvc with good results.

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Tagging on.

Hey Louey, did you run a stockman or a durso on this Lifereef I got from you? I need to make one or the other for it.for it. My piping under the box (rigid PVC) goes straight down to a 45 into a T to the sump.

 

[Anonymous]

Sugar Magnolia wrote:

Hey Louey, did you run a stockman or a durso on this Lifereef I got from you?

Neither. I think I just went with the prefilter just as it came from lifereef. I think I added a ball valve to control the flow. I took flex hose to the sump.

 

[Anonymous]

Also tagging along.

But asking a slightly differt q? How much flow (gph) can a 1" overflow carry? Right now I'm using a straight down pipe as an overflow, and I need to increase circulation.

FYI=Noise hasn't been a big problem since it built up a slime coat. But it does occassionaly flush.

 

[Ben1]

600-700 gph for each 1" pipe.

 

[Anonymous]

I had to do a loop whith my plumbing to keep it quiet. The pipe comes staright down then loops bak up then across the surface of the water to keep it quiet.
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