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Old 03-16-2006, 03:05 PM
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Sarah, you might be able to stop your current sump from overflowing until you get a new one.

1. Do you have a check valve (or two) at the bottom of your return line(s) to stop water from flowing back into your sump?

2. If you have submerged return lines, is the PVC drilled with holes just under the water surface to cut the siphon for you and not drain too much of your tank into your sump?

3. Can you modify your sump to hold less water volume? For example, drill holes into the top of your baffles if they are acrylic, that will drop the water volume.

4. As a last resort, you can put your sump into a rubbermaid container that will hold the sump so it catches some of the water overflowing from the sump for you.

5. Switch out your current sump for a larger rubbermaid until you get your replacement sump made.

Hope this helps, floods suck, I know!
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