I think I have to raise the water level around the skimmer. I built an eggcrate box for it to sit on top of in the sump. it was too tall so I raised the sump water level. it's now in about 5" of water, and the gate valve is almost shut.
this is what it's done after the first day. sorry for the phone pic, I'm not home and this is taken by the gf.
remember I had it running in a bucket of SW for almost 2 weeks.
chris they are not beckets, but they are looking pretty good
