Stockman Standpipe--New, Easier Design - Page 8

kstockman · 04/04/2007, 03:07 PM

So if I get this correct, the one pipe that does the U turn is the return pipe and you make the U turn so that if the pump turns off, then you have a siphon break? Is this correct so far? Then the pipe with holes in it is the drain line. What is the water level in the overflow when the tank is running?

I have plenty of solutions to your issue. Just a question of which is best. I will be posting a few new designs within the next month or so. I need to make them and beta test them. This requires me to setup a whole new system in the garage. My goal is to optimize the design.

Take a look at my website, which I just updated. You will see the new design there. I will eventually post pictures to a gallery if I can.

http://home.nc.rr.com/stockmanreef/

You will see that I took the new design to a whole new level. I have the endcap milled professionally and then I glue/solvent weld an endcap to the milled one. This creates a one piece enclosure which slides over the pipe. I use a coupling fitting with as a stop to prevent the fitting from sliding down the pipe. The height of the water around the Aqua-Silencer stapipe can be adjusted by changing the length of pipe in the device.

Let me know what you think. This will not specifically solve your issue, if I am correct about your situation.

cheers
ken

melev · 04/04/2007, 08:54 PM

That looks slick to me. I was just on your site yesterday Ken.

tiberiusjones · 04/04/2007, 11:00 PM

Ken,
Yes that is correct the utube is the return and i guess it was made that way as a siphon break it has a hole driller in the middle of the top of the u which water tends to flow out of noisily, the drain pipe fills up to about 4 inches from the bottom of the overflow, nice elegant design on the new pipes!

edwar050 · 06/26/2007, 12:14 PM

Thanks Mr. Stockman for posting this design. I have been trying to figure out a space saver in my overflow for two years.

Thanks Marino for the post on your build, I will be making mine fairly close to your design.

VultureCP · 01/22/2008, 02:30 AM

ken: do you know when you will start selling them to your vendors again? They all seem to be sold out

ECFENCING · 04/14/2008, 04:39 PM

is there anywher to order this?

biger · 04/14/2008, 08:31 PM

try here,

http://www.championlighting.com/home.php?cat=735

jpkboca · 08/31/2008, 05:12 PM

Nice site there, they dont let you order anything less then $20, lol. Add the Standpipe to your cart and checkout, it wont let you displaying a message of you must spend $20 to checkout. I should probably just build one, but found that humorous.

pictureviewer · 07/19/2009, 05:01 PM

ken your site on road runner is gone, is there anywhere with good build in progress photos and parts list for your most current version of the stockman standpipe?

pictureviewer · 07/22/2009, 03:24 PM

PS: jpkboca just add a net to the cart as well...

Akninja · 04/18/2012, 07:42 PM

Just installed an eshopps 300 gph overflow on my non drilled tank. Going to make a standpipe. It has 1inch bulkhead. Should I make a 1inch or 1.25 stand pipe. Also, on the bushing covering the holes how much oversize should I go vs pipe diameter? For example. 1inch to 1.75? Or if other, 1.25 to 2? Advice would be much appreciated. Thank you. Using old design.

gmarcin2000 · 06/13/2013, 06:41 AM

can this be done with 1.5" standpipe?

marino420td · 06/17/2013, 08:06 PM

I made one using 1.5" pipe. If you go through this thread, you will see it. Sorry I can't remember what page it is on.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=867050

marino420td · 06/17/2013, 08:21 PM

Just checked. It's on page 2 of the thread I posted above

Snausy · 06/21/2013, 04:39 PM

I guess I just don't understand why people still have Dursos and Stockmans(no offense intended of course)...I messed around with them for a couple years... if you want quiet just build a Herbie, you'll never go back.

You are talking about making a stockman "more quiet" when the Herbie is absolutely silent from the beginning. I'm talking ZERO water noise... Especially if you have a large tank. The only thing you hear with my 300g is the skimmer pump. That's it. The sump looks like standing water when it's really 1800gph.

I'm sure you guys have your reasons for messing with air like you do but I prefer to just take it out of the equation. Air = noise. *shrugs* Full siphon takes care of that in a hurry.

04/04/2007, 11:00 PM	#178
tiberiusjones Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Heiskell TN Posts: 185	Ken, Yes that is correct the utube is the return and i guess it was made that way as a siphon break it has a hole driller in the middle of the top of the u which water tends to flow out of noisily, the drain pipe fills up to about 4 inches from the bottom of the overflow, nice elegant design on the new pipes! __________________ If it ain't broken don't fix it.

06/26/2007, 12:14 PM	#179
edwar050 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orange County Posts: 834	Thanks Mr. Stockman for posting this design. I have been trying to figure out a space saver in my overflow for two years. Thanks Marino for the post on your build, I will be making mine fairly close to your design. __________________ Brad

01/22/2008, 02:30 AM	#180
VultureCP Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 91	ken: do you know when you will start selling them to your vendors again? They all seem to be sold out __________________ -Chuck Current Tank Info: 70g Oceanic Tech Tank

04/14/2008, 08:31 PM	#182
biger Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: colorado Posts: 777	try here, http://www.championlighting.com/home.php?cat=735 __________________ "All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke Current Tank Info: 180 gal in wall

04/18/2012, 07:42 PM	#186
Akninja Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 10	Stockman stand advice Just installed an eshopps 300 gph overflow on my non drilled tank. Going to make a standpipe. It has 1inch bulkhead. Should I make a 1inch or 1.25 stand pipe. Also, on the bushing covering the holes how much oversize should I go vs pipe diameter? For example. 1inch to 1.75? Or if other, 1.25 to 2? Advice would be much appreciated. Thank you. Using old design.

04/04/2007, 03:07 PM	#176
kstockman Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 882	So if I get this correct, the one pipe that does the U turn is the return pipe and you make the U turn so that if the pump turns off, then you have a siphon break? Is this correct so far? Then the pipe with holes in it is the drain line. What is the water level in the overflow when the tank is running? I have plenty of solutions to your issue. Just a question of which is best. I will be posting a few new designs within the next month or so. I need to make them and beta test them. This requires me to setup a whole new system in the garage. My goal is to optimize the design. Take a look at my website, which I just updated. You will see the new design there. I will eventually post pictures to a gallery if I can. http://home.nc.rr.com/stockmanreef/ You will see that I took the new design to a whole new level. I have the endcap milled professionally and then I glue/solvent weld an endcap to the milled one. This creates a one piece enclosure which slides over the pipe. I use a coupling fitting with as a stop to prevent the fitting from sliding down the pipe. The height of the water around the Aqua-Silencer stapipe can be adjusted by changing the length of pipe in the device. Let me know what you think. This will not specifically solve your issue, if I am correct about your situation. cheers ken

04/04/2007, 08:54 PM	#177
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	That looks slick to me. I was just on your site yesterday Ken.

04/14/2008, 04:39 PM	#181
ECFENCING Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 608	is there anywher to order this?

08/31/2008, 05:12 PM	#183
jpkboca Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boca Raton Posts: 1,279	Nice site there, they dont let you order anything less then $20, lol. Add the Standpipe to your cart and checkout, it wont let you displaying a message of you must spend $20 to checkout. I should probably just build one, but found that humorous.

07/19/2009, 05:01 PM	#184
pictureviewer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2	ken your site on road runner is gone, is there anywhere with good build in progress photos and parts list for your most current version of the stockman standpipe?

07/22/2009, 03:24 PM	#185
pictureviewer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2	PS: jpkboca just add a net to the cart as well...

06/13/2013, 06:41 AM	#187
gmarcin2000 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2	can this be done with 1.5" standpipe?

06/17/2013, 08:06 PM	#188
marino420td Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cape Girardeau, MO Posts: 2,529	I made one using 1.5" pipe. If you go through this thread, you will see it. Sorry I can't remember what page it is on. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=867050

06/17/2013, 08:21 PM	#189
marino420td Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cape Girardeau, MO Posts: 2,529	Just checked. It's on page 2 of the thread I posted above

06/21/2013, 04:39 PM	#190
Snausy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 907	I guess I just don't understand why people still have Dursos and Stockmans(no offense intended of course)...I messed around with them for a couple years... if you want quiet just build a Herbie, you'll never go back. You are talking about making a stockman "more quiet" when the Herbie is absolutely silent from the beginning. I'm talking ZERO water noise... Especially if you have a large tank. The only thing you hear with my 300g is the skimmer pump. That's it. The sump looks like standing water when it's really 1800gph. I'm sure you guys have your reasons for messing with air like you do but I prefer to just take it out of the equation. Air = noise. shrugs Full siphon takes care of that in a hurry. __________________ A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -Mark Twain Current Tank Info: 300gal FOWLR- Emperor Angel, Rainbow Wrasse, Green Bird Wrasse, Dogface Puffer, Niger Trigger, Flame Hawkfish, Matted Filefish 150 Turbosnails that only come out at night! :D Last edited by Snausy; 06/21/2013 at 04:49 PM.