ArgonDreams
Premium Member
I made my own Sump/Refugium. It's a 10 Gallon Tank w/Baffles and a refugium.
I have a Hurricane Overflow rated at 600GPH and an Eheim 1250 Return pump. I also have a Coralife Super Skimmer 65 in the sump as well.
The issue is my understanding of what I am seeing. The overflow seems to be working great. I have shut off the system a couple times to test the restart abilities and it works like it is supposed to.
However, I want to understand what I am seeing in the sump part of the system. The first chamber is where the overflow comes down. In this chamber is the skimmer. Then it goes through a bubble baffle system of three baffles into the Refugium section. Then it goes through a grate system into the return section.
The issue is that the first chamber the water level is constant, it doesn't go up or down. The refugium/return section slowly lowers over time. At first I thought I needed to dial back my pump via a ball valve. But now I am wondering if this is the natural evap off of the system lowering it slowly.
Thoughts as to this?
I have a Hurricane Overflow rated at 600GPH and an Eheim 1250 Return pump. I also have a Coralife Super Skimmer 65 in the sump as well.
The issue is my understanding of what I am seeing. The overflow seems to be working great. I have shut off the system a couple times to test the restart abilities and it works like it is supposed to.
However, I want to understand what I am seeing in the sump part of the system. The first chamber is where the overflow comes down. In this chamber is the skimmer. Then it goes through a bubble baffle system of three baffles into the Refugium section. Then it goes through a grate system into the return section.
The issue is that the first chamber the water level is constant, it doesn't go up or down. The refugium/return section slowly lowers over time. At first I thought I needed to dial back my pump via a ball valve. But now I am wondering if this is the natural evap off of the system lowering it slowly.
Thoughts as to this?
