Sump Help : Return Pump chamber emptying yet Intake chamber overflowing

[Finspirational]

Heyo,

Running into an issue where my return chamber is emptying faster than it can be filled. Here's the catch.. the intake chamber is over flowing as the gate valve + overflow pipe is drawing water into it. My water level is set to just over the overflow pipe on accident, so still surprised to see the return chamber empyting out. I have my pump speed at it's lowest.

I'm stumped..

Tank Specs: Red Sea Reefer 300 XL

 

[blaxsun]

1. Open your valve all the way.
2. Set the desired pump speed.
3. Slowly (ie: 1/8" to 1/4" turns, waiting 5min between adjustments) close the valve until the water is *below* the emergency overflow pipe (1/8" to 1/2" below the top of the pipe is fine).

 

[Finspirational]

1. Open your valve all the way.
2. Set the desired pump speed.
3. Slowly (ie: 1/8" to 1/4" turns, waiting 5min between adjustments) close the valve until the water is *below* the emergency overflow pipe (1/8" to 1/2" below the top of the pipe is fine).

Thank you! Seemed to work. My intake chamber is still overflowing instead of going through the filter socks etc. I think I may have had to much water in there and then the flow on top of that isn't letting it settle in. Going to try to pump some of that water out of the chamber

 

[blaxsun]

Thank you! Seemed to work. My intake chamber is still overflowing instead of going through the filter socks etc. I think I may have had to much water in there and then the flow on top of that isn't letting it settle in. Going to try to pump some of that water out of the chamber

Glad to hear! How often do you change your filter socks out? They could simply be clogged. The felt ones will clog up much quicker than the nylon mesh ones.