sump question ??

[sps_dude]

hi.....just got my new sump tank ......DIY by girlfriend father (i treat her well)...... the question is ....where will the evaporation rate will be most noticable......need to know where to put the TUBBY float switch........btw

my sump tank is beside my tank.....not the underneath one....works like a OHF filter....... any experts on this type of system pls help......

[arcanehacker]

hi.....just got my new sump tank ......DIY by girlfriend father (i treat her well)...... the question is ....where will the evaporation rate will be most noticable......need to know where to put the TUBBY float switch........btw

my sump tank is beside my tank.....not the underneath one....works like a OHF filter....... any experts on this type of system pls help......

funny question... when there's evaporation every tank, be it the sump refrigium, main tank, will have the same salinity increase.. thats because they are all connected. So topup anywhere is the same. But topup in the sump would be better coz its always hidden away right?

[sps_dude]

because i heard that ppl with sump at the bottom of the tank......the evaporation will be most noticed at the pump compartment..........since this is a different system .......i a little confised lorz......so u confirm.......put anywhere also no matter......

[arcanehacker]

IMO anywhere in the OPEN will evaporate first but still its connected and you will not tell the diff...overhead or under...

[sps_dude]

thanks arcanehacker for the confirmation.....but others pls comment ur personal experiences......

[ryan]

ok...

since your sump works like OHF...

you mean that the water in the sump overflows back into the tank is it?

if so then the sump's water level will be constant cuz the water has to over flow right?

thus it would mean that the drop in water level will be most obvious in your main tank.

meaning you set up your tubby float switches in main tank...

thats what i think lah...

what you can do is use some whiteboard marker and mark the water levels over the next few days and note where the drop is the most noticable...

just my thoughts... i may be wrong!

[sps_dude]

ok ryan....thanks for ur reply...

ya my water overflow from the sump to my display tank

are u sure that must put the tubby at the display tank........die.....i just siliconne it to the sump....haiz must take out again...... tomorrow must delay meeting girlfriend again.....

[ryan]

ok ryan....thanks for ur reply...

ya my water overflow from the sump to my display tank

are u sure that must put the tubby at the display tank........die.....i just siliconne it to the sump....haiz must take out again...... tomorrow must delay meeting girlfriend again.....

huh!?

i may be wrong...

and whats up with the silicone?

thought they were simple suction cups...

check with marker and see youself where the water drop is...

[xiggie]

wah very chim ....... sump works like an overflow but at the side of tank .... maybe can elaborate more bout your system.

if it really works like an overflow meaning u pump water into the sump and gravity brings back the water into main tank then the evaporation is seen in the main tank .

if u use 2 pumps (which should not be done ) meaning pump water into and out of sump then evaporation rate is seen on both tanks

[Ian]

ryan is right. Your main tank level will change. Not the Sump.

[Ian]

Just a note.

How does your sump bring water to your tank?

If by a pump, then the water level changes will be in the pump chamber not your main tank.

If your sump bring water to your main tank by gravity then its your main tank water level will change.

[sps_dude]

ya.. a pump bring water into my sump...water is returned to my main tank by gravity........thatks again for all ur confirmation......sorry for the late reply