Turning off sump at nite

[gavin123]

I was wondering if anyone recomends turning off the return pump at nite. I have a wavemaker that i would leave on with two maxijet 900's. My sump conatains a refugium and asm skimmer.


gavin

 

[fishnfst]

Why would you want to turn off the return pump? Where are your heateres?

 

[GreshamH]

I would not turn off your return pump. Why turn off a life support system? By turning off you return pump, you won't get any skimming action, and, your DO (disolved oxygen) will drop pretty good. Not good.

 

[carman9941]

yep need the o2 exchange

 

[stevespai]

Are you trying to save power? Maybe keep the tank a little quieter during the sleeping hours?

Agreed with the rest of the group. Turning off your return pump is a bad idea. I've heard of people who keep the skimmer on a timer though...

 

[Thales]

I used to turn of my return while feeding. My sump is under the house so turning off the skimmer was a pain, so I would just turn off the return to keep the food in the show tank. The problem is, sometimes the return didn't like to come back on. Now, I have a valve on the return line near the tank and a by pass so I can turn down the flow to the tank from the sump when I feed, if I feel like it . And, I may put the skimmer on some kind of remote switch.

 

[gavin123]

the only reason for this, is that my sump is in my room so i'm trying to quiet the return pipe. i have it on a durso but its' still not quiet enough for me.

maybe my durso cap needs to be drilled out more, but i'm not sure if that will help the gurgling.

 

[gfk]

i put a tube from a maxi jet in the top of my drilled durso... let me adjust the air

 

[Ti]

leave it on