yeeaaaahhh...

[Louie3]

I finally got the waterlevel on the tank even with the fuge! without an overflow

[cpreefguy]

you dont have an overflow? do you just have a siphon tube to the sump?

[Louie3]

the siphon tube is connected to a hob filter, so if the power goes out the filter cant bring in water, so the siphon has less than a 1/4 gallon to suck up. you have to be at my house to see it.

[fishypets]

Post a pic Louie so I can get a better idea.

[werp]

I dont understand it either.

[Louie3]

people if only i could my cell/camera sonyericssonS710a 1.3meg got stollen 4 days before school was out. ill try to scan i diagram though

[Marlin]

I know how you did it. Great thinking Louie. Glad it worked out. Did you get a larger tube to go from your filter to the sump?

[gjuarez]

Hmm.. I have to see it to understand it as well.

[Louie3]

Rick:
I did get a bigger hose and some ball valves
Thanks rick it took me a long time and testing and so much frustration! i was almost thinking about buying a whole new sump setup

TO ALL: ILL BE POSTING A DIAGRAM SOON

[Louie3]

Heres the diagram if you need a more detailed info i can show you
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h310/HardRockerLouie/PIC.jpg

[Louie3]

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h310/HardRockerLouie/PIC.jpg

[Louie3]

i guess no one has interest any more :(

[Marlin]

Louie:
Did you put sand in all the compartments in your sump? You only want it in the middle one. If you have it in the first one where the water drains from the display tank, it will be constantly stirred up. If you put it in the compartment where your return pump is, it will clog your pump and it will stop working not to mention that the sand will be stirred up and pumped back to the display tank (only for a while because the pump will stop working from sand in it).

[Louie3]

i added a piece of acyrlc to lift the pump away from the sandand a little water fall so that the water hit the glas and slowly falls in,

[fishypets]

Louie,

I'd love to know what you are talking about but your diagram looks tiny on my 26 inch monitor. Can you blow it up a bit?

[cbianco]

The picture is way to small to make much sense of it. When I blew the picture up, it looks as if it is being syphoned from an overflow box.

Louie, you may want to reconsider this idea if you are syphoning, it is to risky and too many things can go wrong.

First get us a larger picture so we can see what you are working with, lol. :)

Christopher

[MattK]

Na, I understand. Seems like a good idea. Good job!

[Louie3]

this one is bigger thanks MattK

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h310/HardRockerLouie/untitled.jpg

[Louie3]

stupid thing!!! i made it bigger side and length wise seems like it some how grew smaller