Dougs Reef

[Doug]

Close up of my drain stacks as they sit now.

[Madreefer]

Hey are you going to put a strainer of some sort on your drains? If so where did you get them?

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

Hey are you going to put a strainer of some sort on your drains? If so where did you get them?

I,m not sure if I will. Never did on a Duraso before but if I do a bean style I will. Dont know where they sell them, perhaps MOPS. Also if you look on Rich,s site I posted on your thread, you will see the ones he sells but also very nice looking long strainers for them. I have made many but am going to order two from his site along with the strainers if thats the route I go.

The stacks pictured are only half way up

[LoJack]

Originally Posted by Doug

I,m not sure if I will. Never did on a Duraso before but if I do a bean style I will. Dont know where they sell them, perhaps MOPS. Also if you look on Rich,s site I posted on your thread, you will see the ones he sells but also very nice looking long strainers for them. I have made many but am going to order two from his site along with the strainers if thats the route I go.

The stacks pictured are only half way up

Bulk Reef Supply is where I got my strainers.

Bean would be nice if you're willing to drill the extra hole. I had read a lot on the Bean, and now that I've used it, I'll never go back to anything else. I ran Durso's on my last reef, but when a plug up occurred I woke up to a sopping wet floor. I like the idea of the emergency drain and back up plan, not to mention how quiet it runs without any salt creep.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by LoJack

Bulk Reef Supply is where I got my strainers.

Bean would be nice if you're willing to drill the extra hole. I had read a lot on the Bean, and now that I've used it, I'll never go back to anything else. I ran Durso's on my last reef, but when a plug up occurred I woke up to a sopping wet floor. I like the idea of the emergency drain and back up plan, not to mention how quiet it runs without any salt creep.

Yes, I could drill another hole for sure. Left my drill kit somewhere in Brandon though so need a new one from Dan at MOPS, I guess.

I have to go read on them. If I made a 1.5. in drain pipe, which is around a 2.25in hole for bulkhead, would that be my main drain and the other two back up or why the three drains?

[HaZRaTTy]

You plan on building an overflow box right?

Anyways if I was you I would, and just run both drains as drains and run a herbie system. I have no clue why people run bean animals I don't understand the concept over a herbie system. I have a durso right now and its a PITA.

I guess if you were to go with 3 holes in your overflow and drill another I would add the 3rd as a return. I would drill the 3rd hole to be bigger then the other 2 and use the bigger of the 3 as the emergency drain.

[Doug]

Yes Im building an overflow box. I already have 12mm glass cut for it. Forgot one thing on drilling. I believe its all tempered, so no go on 3rd hole me thinks.

So if going herbie, then my main drain would only be 3/4in. below the tank and to the sump. I suppose ok, if I dont push a lot of water.

[intarsiabox]

Originally Posted by HaZRaTTy

I have a durso right now and its a PITA.

What sort of problems are you having with your durso? I've been using them for 5 years on a few different tanks and have never experienced a single issue with them. Plumb it in, drill an air hole on top and you're done.