DYI Standpipe

[hillegom]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Try and fit a 90 that will male socket on one end, this will help with clearance.

A street elbow, here is a link to a pic.

http://www.fdsons.com/34x12-cpvc-red...5-p-38134.html

[Magma]

Originally Posted by hillegom

A street elbow, here is a link to a pic.

http://www.fdsons.com/34x12-cpvc-red...5-p-38134.html

wont fit no way no how.

[lastlight]

What about a herbie overflow? Just have a straight pipe sticking up and drill a hole for a other bulkhead into the back of the tank that goes into the overflow? The straint pipe takes all your water (gate valve to adjust with precision) and you put a 90 on the new bulkhead and that's your emergency. The 90 can be high up and straight pipe can end halfway between bottom and the 90. I did this check my build thread. I drilled into the side of an external overflow but same idea.

[Magma]

never drilled glass before, and the tank is probably 1/2" glass all around. not to mention im not buying bits just to drill one hole...is there another option?

[lastlight]

I'm not sure but that's what I'd do. If you ask around I'm sure you can find someone to drill it for a few beers or something. I gave Tony (Delphinus) a t-shirt and a slap on the ass. Glass was 1/2" and he got'er done!

[Magma]

oh dear :S i dunno if I can live up to a tshirt and slap on the ass....

[Lampshade]

A cheater way is to not use a bulkhead.... if you get a male threaded 1.5" PVC fitting, a flemale one and a soft O-Ring you can make a bulkhead out of it pretty easy. Cut the female threaded fitting off to use it as a tightening nut, and now you have a 1.5" PVC fitting in a 1.5" hole. 1.5" can flow 1200+GPH pretty easy, I was getting 1200+ on mine when it was duroso, now much more as herbie. Specs say 1600GPH, with gravity feed.