Hi guys,
I'm sure this gets asked all the time, but I'm a little concerned I haven't put the right amount of water in my sump.
It's very low at the moment due to evap, gotta wait another 30 mins or so for the LFS to open so I can get some RODI though.
Where the filter sits, I can see that only a small portion at the bottom is actually being utilised for bacteria to grow on (I can push this in further though), is the water level on the pump side supposed to be higher when it's on? It seems to be leaving the filter a little dry for some of it?
I know if I turn it off the level will rise again to 'Flood' level, which is what, about an inch off the top of the sump just in case.
Would appreciate your guidance!
Thanks!
Here you can see the filter is mostly dry on top. (also as a side note, should this pump auto shut off thing be moved to the pump chamber instead?)
Here you can see where the water level sits on the filter along with min/max on (does this seem too close together ?)
Here you can see where the flood marker is. Went a little conservative as the first time I turned it on (pump was on lvl 5, so max), it was bubbling and throwing water everywhere out of the overflow drain, now that it's been turned down to 2 it seems more stable, so I'm wondering if I increase the level a bit (although skimmer still needs to go into the system which I'm yet to buy, so maybe I hold on that).
I'm sure this gets asked all the time, but I'm a little concerned I haven't put the right amount of water in my sump.
It's very low at the moment due to evap, gotta wait another 30 mins or so for the LFS to open so I can get some RODI though.
Where the filter sits, I can see that only a small portion at the bottom is actually being utilised for bacteria to grow on (I can push this in further though), is the water level on the pump side supposed to be higher when it's on? It seems to be leaving the filter a little dry for some of it?
I know if I turn it off the level will rise again to 'Flood' level, which is what, about an inch off the top of the sump just in case.
Would appreciate your guidance!
Thanks!
Here you can see the filter is mostly dry on top. (also as a side note, should this pump auto shut off thing be moved to the pump chamber instead?)
Here you can see where the water level sits on the filter along with min/max on (does this seem too close together ?)
Here you can see where the flood marker is. Went a little conservative as the first time I turned it on (pump was on lvl 5, so max), it was bubbling and throwing water everywhere out of the overflow drain, now that it's been turned down to 2 it seems more stable, so I'm wondering if I increase the level a bit (although skimmer still needs to go into the system which I'm yet to buy, so maybe I hold on that).