Sump level

[mcgriff82]

Hello
I have a 75 gallon tank with about a 30 gallon sump . To be honest it has been nothing but frustration for a year and a half . But the latest problem is the sump water level. It has been fine for the last year and a half now the return pump basically sucks it dry , then it fills back up when you turn it off , then you turn it on and it sucks it dry . The pump it's self is about 6 months old and it worked fine until about 3 weeks ago . Nothing else had changed ,any ideals on why this is happening and how to fix it ?
Thanks
Mike

 

[Fishfinder]

It sounds like you are low on water. Do you have an ATO? did you recently do a water change? Did you take water out of any reason? Is it a DC or AC pump?

 

[mcgriff82]

Hello
No I don't have a ATO, I add water every evening . I can keep adding water and it will fill the tank so full it over flows the top . It's a Triton 5 pump
Mike

 

[Fishfinder]

Then your overflow pipe may be blocked or clogged. If the tank overfills and the sump does not; then it is a clogged pipe

 

[Retro Reefer]

I would agree blocked down flow pipe

 

[Fishfinder]

how many drain pipes do you have?

 

[mcgriff82]

It is a pretty drilled tank , it has one down glow pipe , , I can see the water coming out of it it looks fine but I'll clean it and see
Thsnks

 

[Fudsey]

Sounds like a clogged drain pipe to me as well.

 

[Fishfinder]

If theres any way to add another overflow pipe I highly recommend it. You are living dangerously

 

[Retro Reefer]

Also check and clean any prefilter sponges you may have on you down flow pipe