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Silence your Overflow!

Wednesday, 08 April 2009 22:07

My coral reef aquarium was an Oceanic 180 gallon (680 liters) located in my dining room. It had two overflow boxes, one in each back corner. The aquarium came with a perforated pipe (a tube with hundreds of holes in it) inside the overflow chamber. This allowed the water to flow into the pipe quickly. However, this also meant that the water level in the overflow chambers was very low — about 3 inches (8 cm) deep.

First Ever Durso Standpipe

With such a low water level, water entering the overflow chamber had about a 20 inch (50 cm) drop! This sounded like Niagara Falls with about 1,500 gallons (5700 liters) per hour enter the overflow chambers. Secondly, each chamber made a gargling noise — sounded like a toilet flushing 24 hours a day. It was so loud my wife could not sleep. I had to fix it fast!

  1.  Little to no water fall.

  2. Whisper quiet, no splashing or gurgling.

  3. Each chamber becomes a refugium.

  4. Chambers will not drain in a power outage.

  5. Pipe is self priming.

 

Pictured to the left is the very first Durso Standpipe™ ever made.  It is the original prototype I tested. The current design is slightly different with an operating water level a few inches higher.

This design is perfect for coral reef display, fish only saltwater or fresh water aquariums where you need a quieter display tank.

Last Updated on Saturday, 11 April 2009 12:58
 
 
 

Testimonial:

Chuck Simmonsen

Thank you so much for your design and easy of building instructions. I was able to correct the noise issue in my 90 gallon AGA tank in less than 15 minutes. It actually took longer to find the parts at Home Depot than it did to put them together and install this wonderful yet simple device. When I first looked at the picture, I thought to my self that this thing will never work. I was very wrong. This was installed to correct the noise from upgrading my mag-5 pump to a mag-12 pump. You sir are a genius. Genius….someone who makes something difficult look incredibly easy. Thank you, and my wife really thanks you.

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