burning2nd
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i went to home depot today and bought a bunch of 1" 45degrees adapters for the stuff i need... ball valves.... 34 bucks worth of adpatation
sump pump?
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tbittner
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Yeah, if you buy the ball valve where you can close the valve and then take the pipe apart are a bit expensive BUT they are well worth it to be able to separate the pipe and then be able to put it back together.
I went the less expensive route and I can stop or slow down the flow but I can't separate the pipe. I'd have to cut it if I need to replace the pump and then put it back together with a connector.
I went the less expensive route and I can stop or slow down the flow but I can't separate the pipe. I'd have to cut it if I need to replace the pump and then put it back together with a connector.
Jason25
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It's later Terry and everything works great, no leaks and the ball valve is working good. Man you were right this was alot easier than it seemed, thanks for all your help, I really would have been lost without your help. O ya no leaks or floods either,lol. Here are a few pics of everything running. It is so much quiter now to without the canister filter running and the bakpak skimmer.
tbittner
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Another thing, if you haven't yet, most people move everything they can into the sump. Heaters, skimmer (done), temp probes, etc...
I say Temp probe because with the turnover that you have now going through the sump, I seriously doubt if the temp will ever be different unless the electric goes out.
OH YEAH! There is a good test to do. Unplug everything in the sump, including the return pump. Did you leave enough room for the water to drain down? If it looks like it's going to overflow, just plug the pump back in. Then drain some water out of your system. It's best to try this while you are watching it because you can plug the pump back in and prevent a flood. If the electric goes out, you don't have that option.
I say Temp probe because with the turnover that you have now going through the sump, I seriously doubt if the temp will ever be different unless the electric goes out.
OH YEAH! There is a good test to do. Unplug everything in the sump, including the return pump. Did you leave enough room for the water to drain down? If it looks like it's going to overflow, just plug the pump back in. Then drain some water out of your system. It's best to try this while you are watching it because you can plug the pump back in and prevent a flood. If the electric goes out, you don't have that option.
Jason25
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Ok, on to the next problem, I am getting a million microbubbles pump into my tank now. I am using a mag 7 pump with the ball valve wide open and at 5' I should be getting 425gph so I am fairly certain that I have more flow than I need. Now my octopuss skimmer is in the sump as well. Does anyone have some ideas as to what I should look at. There is a block of foam in between the two baffles which I assume is to trap the bubbles but that obviously is not working.
then the only other thing i can think of is you have to much flow going through the sump and its not allowing the micro bubbles to get to the surface and instead they are getting sucked into your display tank. Try using your ball valve and adjusting it little by little for less flow until you stop seeing bubbles in the main.
To touch on what ReefGuy posted..
When restricting your pump, to rid of the bubbles back up to the tank.. you'll also need to monitor the draining from the tank. If you have a U-tube overflow, you may develop bubbles in the U-tube, if you don't have enough flow, forcing through the tube.