Will a surge device screw up sump water levels?

[ervine]

Hi guys,

Was thinking of DIY-ing a surge device to get more water movement in my tank.. however when I was contemplating about how to build it.. I realised that there was a possible problem with it.

When the surge device fills up, won't that mean that the sump water levels will drop since water is taken out of the tank?

If so then if we have a tubby, then won't it keep switching on and off periodically?

Thanks..

[Joe_P]

Yes, A surge device is defnitely gonna screw up your sump water levels....

Myself am also in the process of designing a surge device .... infact 2 units each capable of unleasing at least 30 - 60 litres of water within seconds...

These are some of the plans that I will do to encounter the following problems...

I will build a sump with a larger reservoir unit... basically to factor in the amount of water needed to fill the 2 surge devices...... and also to ensure that the sump doesn't overflow whent he surges are made...

For the utilisation of the auto top up, this problems can be solved eith the following......

utilisation of timers on the pump feeding the surge devices.....

The pump feeding the surges will be deactivated before lights off.... and the top up activated... therefore giving ample time for the top up of water during lights off...

There is however one issue with this...... the surge devices might be partially filled when the pump feeding it gets deactivated... so true volume of the water level might not be accurate......

[ervine]

i see.. aiyah in that case won't work for me liao...