Standpipe Problems

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Samw

I don't know why no one else does it and what its drawbacks are.

that was my original setup, a few things that are not good about it.. only handles lower flows (the higher flows in durso's and stockman are obtained by creating a suction using the air and then getting rid of the air. free flow in to a tube like my old set up and what you are using doesn't preform quite as well) and algae plugs it up fast so it is a lot of upkeep.

other than that it was good.

Steve

[safety4fire]

I originally put a cap on my standpipe with one hole, this was ok for a while, until salt started to build up and restrict the air flow, I then drilled about 5 holes in the top of the cap and have had no problems since. I can't tell the difference in the noise level between one hole and five.