fridmani1

Thanks much for the video i was pretty sure i was going to go with that style on my next tank and now i am convinced. Great video

I'll add another voice of support for this system. It super quiet and really simple to set up. I just got it up and running this past Sunday, and took just a few minutes to dial in. Remember than the two primary standpipes should only be an inch or two under the waterline in the sump and that only the closed siphon requires the valve. More information can be found here: http://www.beananimal.com/projects/s...ow-system.aspx

Does this only work on a 3 drain setup or can it be used on a 2 drain setup?

Originally Posted by Articfox32

Does this only work on a 3 drain setup or can it be used on a 2 drain setup?

I only have 2 drains on my system; this is because of the design of my sump will not allow the entire sump to empty if both drains were to get backed-up.

In the video I do a couple of different failure tests including backing up both drains. If your tank can handle whatever volume is in your sump (or at least the part it can drain) then you don't need the 3rd drain.

I'm really happy with the results of this method.

Why can't we see the street elbows in the Durso standpipes? Are they black?

The sound of freshwater is vastly different than saltwater. It's a major difference.

Normally the bubble tower is about 3-4" taller than the skimmer zone, and the pipe should only be submerged 1/2" under the water. Anything more will often result in the burping effect you noted.

Originally Posted by melev

Why can't we see the street elbows in the Durso standpipes? Are they black?

The sound of freshwater is vastly different than saltwater. It's a major difference.

Normally the bubble tower is about 3-4" taller than the skimmer zone, and the pipe should only be submerged 1/2" under the water. Anything more will often result in the burping effect you noted.

Yes the street elbows are black and I've ordered more parts to get all the plumbing black.

I have full strength saltwater in the system now and I can comment that the sound is similar and much better with the "bean animal" method.

I can also confirm that I tried many different depths of the pipe in the bubble tower and always had the burping. And since you made the sump I'm sure it has followed the correct dimensions.

The key thing here is that you don't get anywhere near the amount of bubbles with this method. This means little to no salt creep and and much less noise in the system. So in essence you don't need a bubble tower since you don't have bubbles.

Thanks for watching.

Typically the third standpipe should never be used since its only an emergency overflow. You dial in the full siphon standpipe to run at max capacity without "flushing" the overflow box. The second standpipe just handles the excess, and since its not a spihon, there is a little be of drain noise, but I cannot hear it unless I get right on top of the standpipe.

Nice video.

Since you are running only 2 drains, aren't you running a Herbie Method overflow vs a BeanAnimal one?

I've got a BeanAnimal on my 75, and it's a very quite and safe system. A bit over engineered, but nice.

Originally Posted by Robb in Austin

Nice video.

Since you are running only 2 drains, aren't you running a Herbie Method overflow vs a BeanAnimal one?

I've got a BeanAnimal on my 75, and it's a very quite and safe system. A bit over engineered, but nice.

In many ways you are correct that with two lines it is closer to the Herbie Method.

The reasons I'm calling it a Bean Animal setup are:

1. The documentation and instructions are fantastic on the BeanAnimal site and wanted to give him credit for it.
2. I have two of the same sized pipes.
3. I used an inverted - durso like setup for both pipes versus an open pipe for the Herbie.
4. The 3rd line is not needed for me because of the sump design - I have the emergency relief in that I can't pump all the water out of my sump.
5. I plan to put the airline tube in to create a syphon on the 2nd line if needed.

Thanks for the comments!