cracker

Changed it slightly again.....Durso gone.....residual overflow in place. Working good so far......will show pics when completely sorted.

:lol: (Didnee think of that aye)!

Move over DURSO.....The CRACKER pipe is here! :lol:

Nah, mine is better....inventions arent the be all and end all ya know! Where I live is auper quiet and i like it that way...noise wouldnt matter a toss if I was in the city.

Cheers...Chim, come and have a look man.

Cheers!

Had a good play with all sorts of options, as I am paranoid about 380 litres of SUMP all over my lounge. Definitely sticking with full siphon as the complete silence is awesome. Had Chris over today to drill another hole for EMERGENCY overflow. This overflow is above standard water line by about 20-50mm. (About 5mm below "SPILL OVER ON TO THE CARPET" level! Any small blockage or FULL SIPHON issues that cause the level to rise will go down emergency pipe straight to SUMP. Its 20mm, so should take a fair bit of risidual overflow. NOTE FLAME ANGEL BEING NOSEY!! Hansen fitting in place......Fully plumbed and running again tomorrow.

FULL tank layout. LEFT hand side. CENTRE area. Anemone ISLAND! Centre RAVINE.

I am running medical grade Calcium and Magnesium and Food grade Carbonate + trace. All I need. Pics..........COMING.

yeah, yeah!! :lol: (Who needs 'em)!!

Thats the plan......over time I will add frags...already have around 15 which are doing ok....need the tank to settle down a bit yet.

Running 2 x 400W 20k on the outside and a 250W 14k in the middle.

Twin skimmers working well.....

SUMP fully operational Better day shot!

................ in an otherwise outstanding setup. Cheers Pie! Watched a lot of yours!

I have to disagree Pie, i dont understand how a snail can block a full siphon. The intake is so powerful it would suck a mandarin down the pipe. My design is NOT a DURSO design...It is based on one. You got to remember full siphons have serious pulling power, Much more than a half siphon. Plus half siphons add a lot of air to the sump system which can get back to the main display. You may have to see it in action to understand. All I know is my level is fine, (1 inch below tank level and super quiet). My business partner is an ex 22 year veteran plumber and between us nutted out the best way. A standard DURSO does not operate a full siphon. Mine does. And yes, we thought about salt creep, snails and everything else. My DURSO stand pipe sits in the base like yours, so I can pull the whole thing out in 2 seconds for maintenance.

Thanks caper I have installed the TV and DVD/SKY. Stereo tomorrow..... Added one more 250watt MH and raised them another 75mm. (Better coverage). Look awesome. Running 2 x 400W 20k on the outside and a 250W 14k in the middle. Heaps better. Got a night shot, (not that good, but shows scale of tank and Tv). The TV is a 29 inch. and the kids are watching Barbie!!! :roll:

I also have an emergency switch directly next to the overflow that turns the outside main sump return OFF. (If an overflow is to occur). I know I may be at work......but hey at least i might be home!! Not too much of a problem, it will only be 350 litres of sump water on the floor! :-? (ON THE TIMBER)

Any type of overflow will fail if it is to block. Reef....If you have an airhole anywhere above the waterline of the DURSO, you WILL get NOISE and a half siphon. The air mixing in from the drill hole will cause air injection. This will be noisy even if the hole is 1mm or 0.5mm. My hole will let air out, but not in, so it pushes whilst initially starting the siphon and as the siphon starts, it gradually over about 20 seconds turns into a solid full siphon, the air movement changes direction and my valve shuts. The valve is designed for ozone systems, so is very rugged and reliable. Will require maintenance occassionally. The only time it will ever be an issue, is if a power cut turns the system off and when it fires up, my valve fails. But that has just the same chance as a snail going in the pipe. Luckily if a snail swims near my 32mm intake he will be too small to do any thing and more than likely end up in sump with a headache. I have done my homework on this and it is as safe as any other system. It is the only way of getting 100% silence as far as I can see. You are all welcome to inspect! Lets just hope none of ours block. 8)

I have used it before.....just forgot to keep going... It apparently works from the Carbon content. This carbon feed bacteria furiously as it is a highly desired food source. Alcohol has lots of Carbon apparently. Havent had the time to study in depth yet, but certainly does no harm to the tank as far as I can tell. Might start again actually...

Yeah...I know the risk....With the airflow...you get noise, no matter how small the hole. i have Zero noise. I will keep an eye on it. see if it causes me grief! I may install a back up....not sure how yet......

dont have that facility!

Partly Aquascaped! camera makes it look too blue..... Looks great so far.

A pic of slight level difference.

This is my design. An ozone valve and restricting tap. This Durso runs 100% silent as it is full siphon and is finely adjusted to exactly match return flow. Works awesome. Overfllow level is 5mm below tank level, (no noise). Have to keep the valve clean every couple of weeks though.