DIY Help Durso Standpipe

[Ice66]

Let me start off by saying I am new to saltwater aquariums and am in the beginning stages of setting up my tank. The manhattan reefs community has helped me learn a great deal but I am still having some problems.

I recently built one of the durso standpipes using the instructions from dursostandpipes.com however I cannot get it to work properly and I have just about had it. The problem is the overall water level in the chamber is the same height as the display tank. I covered the hole which should have caused a vaccum but the water level still rises on past the elbow and matches the level of the display tank. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[rkaragozler]

Can you post a pick, please.

 

[kalapnath]

What is the size of the tank ,what size pipe did you use for the standpipe, what size drain to the sump did you use , & what's the size of the return pump to the display tank how many gph................................

 

[Ice66]

Looks like my pump was pumping to much water. I previously had a larger hole and the suction worked great minus the noise. So I basically drilled a few smaller holes in the pipe and now the level has lowered and no noise. Thanks everyone.