Home - Durso StandpipesDurso Standpipes are used to make your aquarium overflow (weir) nearly silent. We help you make your own or purchase them ready made!https://www.dursostandpipes.com/2024-03-28T22:07:20+00:00Joomla! - Open Source Content ManagementSilence your Overflow!2014-02-03T23:20:37+00:002014-02-03T23:20:37+00:00https://www.dursostandpipes.com/?view=article&id=71:silence-your-overflow&catid=9Richard Dursosales@dursostandpipes.com<div class="feed-description"><p style="">
My coral reef aquarium was an Oceanic 180 gallon (680 liters) located in my dining room. It had two overflow chambers, 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.</p>
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<img alt="First Ever Durso Standpipe" src="https://www.dursostandpipes.com/images/stories/DSP/standpipe.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; float: left; margin: 0px 20px; filter: saturate(0.9) brightness(0.8) saturate(0.9) brightness(0.8); border-color: rgb(123, 107, 101) !important;" title="Original Prototype Durso Standpipe" /></p>
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With such a low water level, water entering the overflow chamber had about a 20 inch (50 cm) drop! This sounded like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls" style="" target="_blank" title="Wikipedia Reference">Niagara Falls</a> 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!</p>
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<u style=""><strong style="">Benefits of a Durso Standpipe:</strong></u></p>
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Little to no water fall</p>
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Whisper quiet, no splashing or gurgling</p>
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Each chamber becomes a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugium_(fishkeeping)" style="">refugium</a></p>
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Chambers will not drain in a power outage</p>
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Pipe is self priming</p>
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<em style="">Pictured to the left is the very first Durso Standpipe</em>™ <em style="">ever made. It is the original prototype I tested. The current design is slightly different with an operating water level a few inches higher.</em></p>
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My coral reef aquarium was an Oceanic 180 gallon (680 liters) located in my dining room. It had two overflow chambers, 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.</p>
<p style="">
<img alt="First Ever Durso Standpipe" src="https://www.dursostandpipes.com/images/stories/DSP/standpipe.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; float: left; margin: 0px 20px; filter: saturate(0.9) brightness(0.8) saturate(0.9) brightness(0.8); border-color: rgb(123, 107, 101) !important;" title="Original Prototype Durso Standpipe" /></p>
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With such a low water level, water entering the overflow chamber had about a 20 inch (50 cm) drop! This sounded like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls" style="" target="_blank" title="Wikipedia Reference">Niagara Falls</a> 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!</p>
<p style="">
<u style=""><strong style="">Benefits of a Durso Standpipe:</strong></u></p>
<ol style="margin-left: 80px;">
<li style="">
<p style="">
Little to no water fall</p>
</li>
<li style="">
<p style="">
Whisper quiet, no splashing or gurgling</p>
</li>
<li style="">
<p style="">
Each chamber becomes a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugium_(fishkeeping)" style="">refugium</a></p>
</li>
<li style="">
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Chambers will not drain in a power outage</p>
</li>
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Pipe is self priming</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15.808px;">
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<p style="text-align: left;">
<em style="">Pictured to the left is the very first Durso Standpipe</em>™ <em style="">ever made. It is the original prototype I tested. The current design is slightly different with an operating water level a few inches higher.</em></p>
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