Help on standpipe

[aomont]

I am planning to set a breeding system and was trying to do much of the stuff by myself. However I´m very little used to carry DIY projects and have trouble even with simple tasks...
The first of them is the standpipe. I was thinking to put it in the back/front wall instead of the bottom so I can gain free space between racks.

:) That I can do ! :)

What I can´t is making this standpipe "bendable" (I'm not an english speaker so I don´t know if this word exists or I just invented) from position A to B.
First draw is a side view and then the front view.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/586/123055Standpipe_doubt.JPG

All I have to do is not gluing the elbow to the bulk ? Any chance that I mess up with the glass or anything while bending it ?

My intention was to make adjusting water level and empting the tank easier...

Any comment will be very welcome !

Anderson.

[kgross]

The biggest problem with this setup is that if you have a leak at the bendable section (ie bulkhead) if your pump stops for any reason you could end up draining the tank when you don't want to. Personally I would not do this, to much of a chance of a leak at the bulkhead which could cause a mess.

Kim

[aomont]

Thanks for the reply kgross !

Haven´t thought about a small leak leading to draining... Didn´t like the idea of an empty aquarium during a power failure. :(

Does it happen to bottom standpipe or you thinking it because of the bending thing ?

Anderson.

[kgross]

I think that whatever you use to make it bendable will have a chance of leaking. Just having a bulkhead in the bottom is not a problem as long as it is sealed correctly. But to make your pipe bendable, it seems like it will have to be loose in the bulkhead hence a chance for a leak.

Kim

[dngspot]

I would think that you could use elbows. This would allow you to make the bends. If you use silicone you would be allowed to disassemble them also. I have seen setups like this in out LFS.

[latazyo]

you could use threaded elbow

[aomont]

Hi Kim, I see your point. I was thinking of the threaded pipes and joints like latazio has suggested but I see how bending could be dangerous (many places to leak).

dngspot, I saw it in a LFS also ! That´s why I was thinking about it ! I´ll ask them on monday to check for any problems on this design though.

A friend suggested the use of changeable standpipe with different lengths... no standpipe = drain. I liked it, using threaded pipes would be easy to change them and no "bending thing" ! Even if the leak possibility still exists at the base of it I think it will minimized if it´s stick in place.

What do you think ?

Have also post this question to theBreeding forum (http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=8113389#post8113389)

Thank you all very much !
Anderson.