Help with drain...

[taftonomos]

After searching for HOURS, I can't find it, I give.

It was sort of like an upside down durso for a sump, so you could submerge the tank's drain line under the water level in the sump, but not create the siphon.

Reason I need this is that my sump's water level is a bit high. Letting the drain water fall creates splashing, and subsequent creep which I despise.

Anyone know what I'm talking about?

 

[james s_]

Why not just build an upside down durso like you say and see how it works. Have the drain go into a 90 down into the water go across put a T have one piece of pipe go up above the surface and one down.

 

[ericmcj31]

I'd like to hear some input--mine is kinda noisy itself; I know the durso's basically where the drain drains down, instead of putting an elbow (going down to sump), you put a "T"-and in the "T" you put a small piece of pipe, and then a cap with a hole drilled in it---the noise-I'm curious about, I'm sure someone else can chime in on that

 

[haninja]

Here you go: http://stockmanreef.com/reverse_durso.htm">http://stockmanreef.com/reverse_durso.htm</a>
(Hint, try searcing reverse durso...)

 

[taftonomos]

haninja;140283 wrote: Here you go: http://stockmanreef.com/reverse_durso.htm">http://stockmanreef.com/reverse_durso.htm</a>
(Hint, try searcing reverse durso...)[/QUOTE]


After working airplanes all day, sometimes my mental faculties are a bit "askewd"

Exactly what I was looking for, and now it makes sense, the "T" needs to be at the water level, not above it :) My wife will be happy now without all the gurgling going on ;)

 

[taftonomos]

****, doesn't work....my drain still starts a siphon after about 45 seconds of draining. The salt creep on/in the sump is driving me mad, and the noise is...well....crappy.

Do I drill the hole on the durso standpipe bigger ? (I'm talking the upper durso pipe in my overflow. Hole is ~3/8" now.

 

[jetchris]

3/8 hole seems to big, all mine have been small "about the diameter of pencil lead" maybe a hair bigger. Take some pics so i can get a better understanding of whats happening. Also in order to cut down on splashing inside the sump use a filter sock to mute the sound.

 

[humptrax]

what's making the noise? the durso or the water cascading down into the sump?

 

[taftonomos]

I enlarged the hole, siphoning has gone away! Now I just need to get off my lazy butt and make that reverse durso to quiet down the sump side

Hooray, shortly I'll put some light on it, and add some Chromis or something else.

I tossed a few snails in there about a week ago, all are still doing well. I know I need to test the water, but I suppose the snails doing ok isn't a bad indication