Need some suggestions

twelvefive · Oct 1, 2013

Hey, guys. I have an Eshopps rs-200 sump at the moment, dimensions are 30Lx12Wx16H. The skimmer I have needs around 18" of water to run at optimum skimming power. The sump's recommended water height is around 8", but I'm currently running it closer to 13" to try and skim as much as possible. Do you guys know anything I can do to adjust the water level so that I can run it higher in just one area or is there another way to do it without another sump? The only ready built aquarium that would fit the bill for a sump would be a 55 gallon which could possibly work, but if I don't have to. I'd rather keep what I have and modify it to fit my needs.

CoralMD · Oct 1, 2013

I personally wouldn't want to run the water any higher in that sump. Just incase of overflowing it. Only ideas I have is put a valve on either inlet or exit if you skimmer can have that option. Other then that all I can think of atm

twelvefive · Oct 2, 2013

How would a valve adjust the necessary water height on the skimmer body?

CoralMD · Oct 3, 2013

It will Limit water going in or out. If you put it on exit it will raise water inside skimmer trying to fool it in the depth it's working you will have to play with it to see what works it's not the design in the skimmer to run that way or shallow. If you do keep trying to run the water higher in the sump you will have no space for water to go incase power outage I hope that doesn't happen but always seems to happen when your hours from home.