Overflow Boxes

[PotatoPig]

I’m setting up a new reef tank - my last I used a siphon overflow, for a few reasons this time around I want to go with a drilled overflow.

The tank is 75 gallons, but I plan to run the system on a relatively low turnover through the sump - somewhere around 200gph.

First time using one of these so have some questions:

I’d like to go with a Durso overflow - can this be used with just an emergency drain? Most diagrams I see show it with a permanent siphon with the durso as a secondary drain.

Can most overflow products be converted to a Durso?

Does anyone have any recommendations for products?

Thank you.

 

[Tahoe61]

Bumping for the sump hobbyists.

 

[UncommonSense]

A Durso standpipe is just that; a standpipe set up for tanks with only one drain bulkhead, to attempt to quiet them…

This is to say, durso standpipe(s) can be put on a tank with any number of drains… the question would be, why?

This is not what I would consider to be a easy, maintenance free way of keeping drain(s) silent, and drain methods have come a long way since these were popular…


I’d recommend looking up Herbie (dual) and BeanAnimal (triple) drain configurations as a starting place!