BeanAnimal overflow help

[ashr]

Hey all

So I just filled my new tank up with my old live rock and new sand. So it's pretty cloudy as you will see in my pictures.

Now my issue is the plumbing on the beananimal itself.

My pump seems to drain from my sump to fast so it running out of water. If I tighten my return ball valve I almost get no water flow back into the tank.

The pump is a 1262 Ehiem. I am running 3/4 back into the tank with 2 1" drains with the main one on a gatevalve.

I just can't seem to dial it in so there is enough water for the pump and running the tank. Any thoughts?



As you can see I am not getting that much water in the return part of the sump


Also I am getting a nice waterfall right here that makes a lot of noise.

[ashr]

Here is an older pic to show you more of the set up

[kien]

It looks to me like you just need to put more water in your overflow chamber. When the return pump is on remember that there's water taken up in the pipes which you have to account for. You determine the operating level of your sump's return chamber by turning on the return and then filling the return chamber with with water until it is at the level that you want it at. That pump and that overflow should keep up.

[ashr]

Alright, thanks I thought I might have needed more water but that makes sense!

[kien]

Originally Posted by ashr

Alright, thanks I thought I might have needed more water but that makes sense!

sorry, i miss typed. When I said more water in your overflow chamber I meant in your return chamber.. but you might have already figured that out

[kien]

Also, your return chamber water level is what will drop as your tank evaporates water. This is where you typically place your Auto Top Off float valve/switch/sensor if you decide to install one (or maybe you already have). If you had one installed, it would have filled that return chamber for you up to the level that you set it.