herbie and basement sump

[mark]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

but how would that work with adjusting the valve. wont making adjustments be a huge pain in the butt. always going up and down for every minor adjustment.

couple of times up and down the stairs every 6 weeks re-adjusting after opening to flush out the snail shells not a big deal. Usually though what causes need for adjustment is filter sock dirty, swap it then don't even need to touch the valve.

[MarkoD]

Seems like I've adjusted this one 100 time so far and i can't get it right

[ronau]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

Seems like I've adjusted this one 100 time so far and i can't get it right

Is it salty yet? I haven't tested this yet but I've heard that Herbies can't be tuned with freshwater.

[MarkoD]

Yup it's salty. I have it kinda quiet now. But there seems to be a gushing sound at the valve. Like water isn't going through smooth

[mark]

even with a gate valve it's very very small adjustments then need to wait few minutes between touching it. Also first time up might take a bit of playing cause you're balancing against your sump level, height in overflow, evap and ATO. When I converted from Dursos to get everything how I wanted ended up adjusting height of last baffle. Since then truly pretty much set and forget.

[MarkoD]

Oh that could be the issue then. I'm using a Rubbermaid as a sump until I take apart my other tank and move the sump. There's no baffle in this Rubbermaid so the water level is all over the place

[FishyFishy!]

The deapth that the water enters the sump can be an issue as well. How far does your drain pipe go under water in the sump? The water heights can make a big difference too, so I wouldn't worry too much about it until you get that other sump in place.