Water Level In Tank

denverjon · Mar 16, 2019

Any advice on how to control the water level in my tank? Ideally I'd like to drop it about 1/2" because the bottom of center brace is about that much under the water.

Gonebad395 · Mar 16, 2019

Do you have a sump

ndrwater · Mar 16, 2019

The center brace definitely shouldn't be under water. If using an overflow, check for clogs/algae/snails, something.. couple with this the return flow. If you are pumping more water than the overflow can handle, disaster is just around the corner

dugthefish · Mar 16, 2019

Lower the standpipes to your desired water level

Gray · Mar 16, 2019

A diagram of how your plumbing is set up would help us figure out the best way to solve this issue. It could be flow or the standpipes like previously mentioned, or it could be the overflow box itself was installed high. Either way, the potential for flooding is very high.

denverjon · Mar 16, 2019

I think I figured out the problem. The teeth in my return were clogged. I cleaned them out and that seemed to do the trick. Does that make sense?

denverjon · Mar 16, 2019

Actually it helped but didn't 100% fix the issue. The water is still barely touching my brace in a couple spots. Another thought is that I'm using a Vectra pump. I've been running it at close to 100% but I could cut it back. Also, I do have a sump and twin returns in each corner.

gfox · Mar 16, 2019

denverjon said:
Actually it helped but didn't 100% fix the issue. The water is still barely touching my brace in a couple spots. Another thought is that I'm using a Vectra pump. I've been running it at close to 100% but I could cut it back. Also, I do have a sump and twin returns in each corner.

I would try and turn down the pump and see what happens,also clogged teeth in your overflow will do it also.

denverjon · Mar 16, 2019

I did both and it's still barely touching, maybe 1/8 - 1/4". I'm not sure what else I can do because the water level is only about 1/2" above the bottom of teeth.