Sump help please?

[deep6er]

Did you try filling the sump a bit more

[cav~firez22]

Ya, its to the point where if i shut the pump off, the sump fills to about 1/2 an inch from the top.

[andresont]

Your return pump might be sucking a little air hence the micro bubbles.

[cav~firez22]

Well, if i take them out, then whats to stop the "****" that falls down the overflow, into the sump, from going back into the main tank? The filterfloss does a ****ty job at stopping stuff.

im pretty sure there is air getting sucked into the pump. as i can see the micro bubbles in the sump. im pretty sure its not the pump lines, as i gobbed a ton of weldon 705 all over them yesterday.

Right now, i have the pump BARLEY running. the 2 valves are just opened by about 1/8th of a turn, and some of the micro has disipated, but there is still some in there.

[Jason McK]

The water level in your sump should be higher. it should be high enough to elliminate the water fall. As as high as that second baffle. This will also help with the micro bubbles. Is there a baffle behind the stand brace?

J

[cav~firez22]

NO Baffles. Just Weir's

If the sump has that much water in it when running, it will overflow if the pump shuts off.

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by cav~firez22

Well, if i take them out, then whats to stop the "****" that falls down the overflow, into the sump, from going back into the main tank? .....

Hmmm. From what I can see in the pictures of your other thread the feeds to your overflows are from the bottom? I've never seen that before and I'm not sure how common it is. Mind you, I've been in the reef hobby only 2 1/2 years. Maybe someone else can chime in on that.

FWIW, here's a pic of what I've got. That's one of those thick scubber pads. Helps prevent "****" going into the overflow. Probably no help to you though, if yours is fed from the bottom.


I also noticed in your other thread that you had Fluval and Eheim canisters on your previous tank. Are you running those on this tank?
I see two grey hoses on the right side of your sump. Are these for a Fluval canister?
I run a Fluval 405 canister on my reef sump and I get microbubbles from it because it doesn't completely seal properly and draws in air.

Just throwin' ideas out there.

[cav~firez22]

no the hoses are running to the uv steralizer and back. no filters hooked up to system at all.