flow through sump

newbreefer20 · 03-23-2009, 11:32 AM

So I did a water change this weekend stirred up the sand a bit and cleaned my filters. After the water change the flow in my sump slowed down drastically. Any ideas?

Jeremy0322 · 03-23-2009, 11:33 AM

Anything get stuck in the return pump, that would cause the pump to slow down which would hurt the flow rate of the overflow.

BigAl07 · 03-23-2009, 11:34 AM

Yeah I agree. I found a HUGE snail shell inside my Return Pump one time. I had to take the front cover off to get it out.

Good luck

newbreefer20 · 03-23-2009, 12:11 PM

Yeah I looked and nothing but I did notice a bit of a sand build up in the over flow

BigAl07 · 03-23-2009, 12:15 PM

You may want to completely remove the pump and take it apart to make sure there isn't something wrong inside. Also you may want to back-flush or figure some way to blockage check the return line itself.

newbreefer20 · 03-23-2009, 12:37 PM

Thanks Al ill do that

03-23-2009, 11:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
newbreefer20 Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 87 View Gallery Karma Komment	flow through sump So I did a water change this weekend stirred up the sand a bit and cleaned my filters. After the water change the flow in my sump slowed down drastically. Any ideas?

03-23-2009, 11:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jeremy0322 Tridacna maxima Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 4,753 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: flow through sump Anything get stuck in the return pump, that would cause the pump to slow down which would hurt the flow rate of the overflow. __________________ UNCW 2011 -Marine Biology Major -Oceanography Minor The old 90 Gallon Build r.i.p Only after the last tree's cut And the last river poisoned Only after the last fish is caught Will you find that money cannot be eaten....

03-23-2009, 11:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: flow through sump Yeah I agree. I found a HUGE snail shell inside my Return Pump one time. I had to take the front cover off to get it out. Good luck __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

03-23-2009, 12:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
newbreefer20 Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 87 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: flow through sump Yeah I looked and nothing but I did notice a bit of a sand build up in the over flow

03-23-2009, 12:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: flow through sump You may want to completely remove the pump and take it apart to make sure there isn't something wrong inside. Also you may want to back-flush or figure some way to blockage check the return line itself. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

03-23-2009, 12:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
newbreefer20 Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 87 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: flow through sump Thanks Al ill do that

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