Last week I had an aquarium maintenance person come over to hook up a new sump (Trigger Systems Emerald 26) as it needed some plumbing changes beyond my abilities.
I also had him change/update my corner overflow to a Durso Standpipe.
It’s working fine but a couple things concern me:
My old standpipe (photo attached) had a foam filter which acted as a pre-filter before the water entered the sump. The Durso does not have any sort of filter material.
It also barely fits in that corner opening which is why it sits slightly askew (photo attached). It will also be much harder to clean that area later on.
Would I be better off switching back to my old standpipe? Not sure what it’s called as itt came with the tank when I got it as a freebie a couple of years ago. It has an elliptical cut in the pipe and the top is a float which controls the water level.
I also had him change/update my corner overflow to a Durso Standpipe.
It’s working fine but a couple things concern me:
My old standpipe (photo attached) had a foam filter which acted as a pre-filter before the water entered the sump. The Durso does not have any sort of filter material.
It also barely fits in that corner opening which is why it sits slightly askew (photo attached). It will also be much harder to clean that area later on.
Would I be better off switching back to my old standpipe? Not sure what it’s called as itt came with the tank when I got it as a freebie a couple of years ago. It has an elliptical cut in the pipe and the top is a float which controls the water level.
