Sump help please?

deep6er · #1 08-05-2007, 04:09 AM

I would get a filter sock, raise the water level in your sump a bit, get rid of the wood and filter pads. Are you sure you are not sucking in air in any of the pumps. This might cause micro bubbles to form and a bit of water leakage, so it should be easy to spot.
Good luck keep us posted.

cav~firez22 · #2 08-05-2007, 04:49 AM

Those are not Wood blocks.. They are Fluval 404 Foam pads.

Johnny Reefer · #3 08-05-2007, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cav~firez22

Those are not Wood blocks.. They are Fluval 404 Foam pads.

I'd still take 'em out. JMO.

cav~firez22 · #4 08-05-2007, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deep6er

I would get a filter sock, raise the water level in your sump a bit, get rid of the wood and filter pads. Are you sure you are not sucking in air in any of the pumps. This might cause micro bubbles to form and a bit of water leakage, so it should be easy to spot.
Good luck keep us posted.

I just redid all the seals again with 2 coats of glue. and re siliconed the pump seals.

If i look in the sump, i can see micro bubbles in the 3rd chamber, goin into the pump

deep6er · #5 08-05-2007, 04:58 AM

What kind of over flow do you have? can you take a picture of it?

cav~firez22 · #6 08-05-2007, 05:02 AM

i could... Its a reef ready tank.. does that help?

http://canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=34446

theres a bunch of pics of the tank

deep6er · #7 08-05-2007, 05:20 AM

Did you try filling the sump a bit more

cav~firez22 · #8 08-05-2007, 05:26 AM

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 · #9 08-05-2007, 08:33 AM

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

cav~firez22 · #10 08-05-2007, 05:17 PM

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.