Ah. Ok, so you’ve got waves slurping down the blue return.
yes that is exactly it
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Ah. Ok, so you’ve got waves slurping down the blue return.
Thank you for the explanation! I will get an ATO soon, because i have experienced that my tank evaporates like maybe four litres a day! I can refill it every now and then no problem, but as you say it would be very good to have stable parameters. Later down the road i will get som corals and i heard the more stable the system is, the better the chance of them surviving.For your second question, your return pump will experience different resistance (pressure) depending on the water level. That can change it's performance. Same will go for a protein skimmer. That is why it's imperative to place your skimmer in one of the other sections(not the return if you can help it) of your sump to keep the water level consistent.
As the tank ages, your overflow pipes will grow some sludge inside and change their efficiency. Not by much, but every so often you may find yourself tweaking the flow to accommodate. You'll know when (your overflow box will tell you). This is why having a gate valve( easier to fine tune) is so much better than having all ball valves.
Also, having an auto top-off will make life a bit easier. They're relatively inexpensive, but will be a blessing when you eventually are going to be worrying about keeping your parameters stable.
Yeah i have 90 degree bends there right now if i had known i would get 45 bends insteadI use 45 degree fittings on the top my drain lines keeping them quite at a variety of flow rates. Also they will get quieter as the get a film on them over time.