sump water level

[MilkWeed18]

I just finished my 1st sump today. I wanted to know if this is a safe water level for my sump or should i add more. I also included the max water level when the return pump is off. what do you think.

 

[r-balljunkie]

Ur return pump section doesn't need to be that high. You will want to put your ATO switch in this section, so from a practical stand point you could lower it quite a bit. An inch above vortexing your return pump is fine.

 

[BigCountry74]

Ur return pump section doesn't need to be that high. You will want to put your ATO switch in this section, so from a practical stand point you could lower it quite a bit. An inch above vortexing your return pump is fine.

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nice job on that bubble trap btw. silicone job looks very clean. mine looked horrible....lol

 

[MilkWeed18]

I dont have a ATO yet, so wouldn't it running it 1" above the vortex cause me to fill it up with ro/di more often to prevent it from running dry. I just want to be safe, cause this is my first sump and i dont want to run dry my pump or overflood my main tank if my overflow box fails, even though i got a lifereef box. Thanks

 

[r-balljunkie]

I dont have a ATO yet, so wouldn't it running it 1" above the vortex cause me to fill it up with ro/di more often to prevent it from running dry. I just want to be safe, cause this is my first sump and i dont want to run dry my pump or overflood my main tank if my overflow box fails, even though i got a lifereef box. Thanks

i think your next immediate purchase should be an ATO switch, rig a reservoir.
You can do this for under a hundred bux, all in. and it cuts down on the huge aggravation factor of manually topping off and it makes your system more stable/consistent.

ive been using the same switch/setup for 5+ years...ive had it on four different tanks...keeps on a ticking.

yes, you could run it higher in the interim.

GL

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