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Originally Posted by jvision
OK, so my problem is the ball-valve - I'll change it to a gate valve. Do they make 1.5" gate valves?
The fluctuation in my sump happens because the ball valve is either closed too much or open too much, and the pump either pumps out faster than it gets to the sump, or the sump fills faster than it can pump out.
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Could you post pics of you overflow and plumbing? Sorry mseepman if we are taking over your thread, but this will be a good read for peeps wanting to do a herbie style overflow. Properly set up a herbie should be silent and fail safe.
Doug.
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260g mixed reef, 105g sump, water blaster 7000 return, Bubble King SM 300 skimmer, Aqua Controller Jr, 4 radions, 3 Tunze 6055s,1 tunze 6065, 2 Vortech MP40s, Vortech MP20, Tunze ATO, GHL SA2 doser, 2 TLF reactors (1 carbon, 1 rowa).
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50034 . Tank Video here
http://www.vimeo.com/2304609 and here
http://www.vimeo.com/16591694