Durso Pipe With No Overflow Box

ADGMAN · 05/06/2007, 04:59 PM

I HAVE A 72" X 24" X 32" GLASS TANK WITH NO OVERFLOW BOX

CAN I USE THE DURSO DRAIN METHOD?

THE TANK IS MARINE FISH ONLY.

I HAVE ALREADY DRILLED 3 - 1" BULKHEAD HOLES
2 - 1" RETURNS USING MOD-PIPE 3/4"
1 - 1.5 POTENTIAL DURSO DRAIN

CAN THIS WORK WITHOUT OVERFLOW BOX?
I WILL BE COVERING THE PIPES WITH AN ARTIFICIAL REEF INSERT IGNORE IGNORE TO PROTECT FISH COMING IN.

hounddog01 · 05/06/2007, 05:12 PM

Im sure it would work. The idea of a over flow box it to skim the top of the water. I do not believe this would do that.

brentstep1 · 05/07/2007, 06:49 AM

It should work. There are some ideas on the Durso website

gaiking · 06/05/2007, 02:48 PM

I tried a pair of Durso stand pipes with out a box for a couple of weeks and found my evaporative water loss was showing up in both the main tank and sump.

gaiking · 06/06/2007, 06:41 AM

But, I've been using a different drain without an overflow box with good results. Except it's noisy. Each stand pipe consists of a 1" pipe with a T fitting on the top. Each end of the T has a strainer on it, and I drilled an air hole into the top. It's very noisy, but my water level in the tank is stable. All my evaporative loss is seen in the sump.

I'm also on a quest to run a box less overflow. Let me know if you have any luck.

05/06/2007, 04:59 PM	#1
ADGMAN Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3	Durso Pipe With No Overflow Box I HAVE A 72" X 24" X 32" GLASS TANK WITH NO OVERFLOW BOX CAN I USE THE DURSO DRAIN METHOD? THE TANK IS MARINE FISH ONLY. I HAVE ALREADY DRILLED 3 - 1" BULKHEAD HOLES 2 - 1" RETURNS USING MOD-PIPE 3/4" 1 - 1.5 POTENTIAL DURSO DRAIN CAN THIS WORK WITHOUT OVERFLOW BOX? I WILL BE COVERING THE PIPES WITH AN ARTIFICIAL REEF INSERT IGNORE IGNORE TO PROTECT FISH COMING IN.

05/06/2007, 05:12 PM	#2
hounddog01 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 1,045	Im sure it would work. The idea of a over flow box it to skim the top of the water. I do not believe this would do that. __________________ Brad "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates Current Tank Info: 180 gallon Acrylic, 65 gallon custom sump, Octopus Extreme 250, 150 LBS Marco Rock, 2-250 W Phoenix with 4 110 VHO supplement

05/07/2007, 06:49 AM	#3
brentstep1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 10	It should work. There are some ideas on the Durso website __________________ “If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Made In Prolonging The Problem.” Current Tank Info: 55G RR

06/05/2007, 02:48 PM	#4
gaiking Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Taunton, MA Posts: 16	I tried a pair of Durso stand pipes with out a box for a couple of weeks and found my evaporative water loss was showing up in both the main tank and sump.

06/06/2007, 06:41 AM	#5
gaiking Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Taunton, MA Posts: 16	But, I've been using a different drain without an overflow box with good results. Except it's noisy. Each stand pipe consists of a 1" pipe with a T fitting on the top. Each end of the T has a strainer on it, and I drilled an air hole into the top. It's very noisy, but my water level in the tank is stable. All my evaporative loss is seen in the sump. I'm also on a quest to run a box less overflow. Let me know if you have any luck.