New G2 Red Sea Reefer XL 300 Return Valve Nightmare

[Z Burn's Reefing]

So I need a little bit of help with this issue. I would be completely satisfied if I could get my system to just have a slight trickle of water going down the emergency drain. The problem is, after a few days it starts going down the emergency drain too rapidly and gets noisy. Or sometimes it drops and then I'll readjust the downflow valve and my ato kicks on for an extended time while getting the water level in the overflow back up near the emergency drain.

So it sounds like the solution is 2-fold:

1. Increase speed of the return pump (haven't tried this yet, but certainly can experiment)
2. Increase "water level"

What is meant by increase "water level"...are you suggesting I raise my ATO sensor so that the sump is fuller with water? Of course, if I were to do this, I would need to add salt water to manage the adjustment, I am just not sure how this would solve the problem and increase stability of the downflow valve mess...

Here is a pic of my sump...does the water level look to be a problem?

Thanks for any guidance @Hurricane Aquatics and others! I've got a 7 day vacation coming up and really would like this sorted out somewhat so my salinity isn't all over the place. I just won't be home to make small adjustments every couple days.

 

[Hurricane Aquatics]

So I need a little bit of help with this issue. I would be completely satisfied if I could get my system to just have a slight trickle of water going down the emergency drain. The problem is, after a few days it starts going down the emergency drain too rapidly and gets noisy. Or sometimes it drops and then I'll readjust the downflow valve and my ato kicks on for an extended time while getting it back up.

So it sounds like the solution is 2-fold:

1. Increase speed of the return pump (haven't tried this yet, but certainly can experiment)
2. Increase "water level"

What is meant by increase "water level"...are you suggesting I raise my ATO sensor so that the sump is fuller with water? Of course, if I were to do this, I would need to add salt water to manage the adjustment, I am just not sure how this would solve the problem and increase stability...

Here is a pic of my sump...does the water level look to be a problem?

Thanks for any guidance @Hurricane Aquatics and others! I've got a 7 day vacation coming up and really would like this sorted out somewhat so my salinity isn't all over the place. I just won't be home to make small adjustments every couple days.

Yes, the answer is to have your pump on probably 60% at least if not a bit more. I have the Ecotech S2 I believe. Then you want to add more water to your sump and adjust your top off level.

Look over my dirty sump, I haven't had time to fool with it much lately. Where your return pump chamber is, is the glass divider then behind it another shorter glass divider that holds the black sponge. I don't run that sponge anymore.

I do run the level up to the top glass of the return pump where it's almost falling over into the return area. See the Pic and let me know if you see the level. If not, we can video chat and I can walk you though how to do it. Trust me on this, I an old pro that spent 2nweeks of my vacation fighting this TURD valve .

Just let me know man, we'll fix you right up!

 

[Z Burn's Reefing]

Yes, the answer is to have your pump on probably 60% at least if not a bit more. I have the Ecotech S2 I believe. Then you want to add more water to your sump and adjust your top off level.

Look over my dirty sump, I haven't had time to fool with it much lately. Where your return pump chamber is, is the glass divider then behind it another shorter glass divider that holds the black sponge. I don't run that sponge anymore.

I do run the level up to the top glass of the return pump where it's almost falling over into the return area. See the Pic and let me know if you see the level. If not, we can video chat and I can walk you though how to do it. Trust me on this, I an old pro that spent 2nweeks of my vacation fighting this TURD valve .

Just let me know man, we'll fix you right up!

Awesome, I’ll give this a try (ditch the sponge, raise sump water level, and increase return pump speed) and cross my fingers it behaves a little better.