HELP WITH RETURN PUMP

[fishhugger]

If you need a more precise way to turn your flow down/up, ditch the ball valve and get a gate valve.
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&source=imghp&biw=1366&bih=615&q=gate+valve&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
You should be able to find it made of PVC at a lowes or home depot.
But yeah, you got it now. The water level will be at the bottom of the teeth of your overflow.

 

[bang guy]

Quote:
Originally Posted by florida joe http:///forum/thread/382688/help-with-return-pump#post_3341766
No my friend you are a saltwater hobbyist

True words.

 

[florida joe]

IMO an entry level hobbyist and I do not know if the op is or is not should not concern himself with fine tuning his return pump. This changing the flow rate by using a valve only comes into play IMO if the overflow GPH is rated less then the return pump GPH or when we have a refuge in our sump or connected to it and we are trying to regulate exposure time.

 

[deejeff442]

btwk dont feel bad i have a hard time explaining myself alot.especially on here.but i would thing you would want your pump to push just under what your overflow will take?not just a bit more than just above or below the teeth?

 

[btwk12]

thanks for the help

 

[btwk12]

im not new to the hobby just new to the sump and plumbing thanks a lot though