water level

I recently managed to get water in my aquarium that i purchased from "Aquariums for you" this past weekend. (its only been sitting around for a year!!) However the water level in the tank is below the canopy height, (about two inches from the top of the tank). What is the best way to raise the water level in the tank about an half an inch to an inch?
grateful for the input.

 

Best way is to check your salinity and temperature levels. Then mix the salt water to closely mimic that of your tank water. You may only need to replenish freshwater to your tank though as what was lost through evaporation.
DO NOT ADD pure powdered salt to your tank and then add fresh water though...make sure it is mixed completely in a separate container before adding to your tank!

 

coral reefer, i think you misunderstood. I am currently only testing all my plumbing with tap water. By water level, I meant the height of the water in the aquarium. ie I think that the slots in the overflows are too low. Its funny the rest of my plumbing seems great, no leaks. About 100ft of 2" PVC pipe and about 450 gallons of water. The only problem appears to be with the tank. I was trying to figure out the best way to raise the water level so the halides dont blind people as it reflects off the surface of the water.
cheers

 

The water level in the tank is determined by the way the overflow to sump is set up.. If you have a hood ? then I build mine to accommodate the waterline as my hood covers about a inch below the top plastic band up.. I hate seeing that water line.. If you have a HOB overflow then raise that so the inside chamber is higher so the water level will have to rise to flow in. If its a reef ready tank then you need to get more pump to raise that water line.. From reading the post with all that pipe I think you need more pump what pump do you use and how much vertical and horizontal plumbing is there from the tank to the n remote sump ?

 

Hi Tangster, I am using a sequence dart (3600 GPH) as the return. I have two 1.5" overflows that plumb into a 2" pipe. It is connected to the sump about 40ft away with 2" pvc. The return is plumbed back using 2" pipe which splits to 4 1 inch returns. The vertical rise from the return pump is only about 4 feet. The water hitting the sump is like niagra falls its pretty impressive. humm. Maybe need a bigger pump?

 

Just came across this link thought i would share it.
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it calculates head loss due to vertical, horizontal and elbows