oh... i guess I'm wroing, I've always thought with the larger surface area on 1 side and a small surface area on the other, water on the smaller side will rise to a higher level due to pressure downward on the other side with the larger surface area..
thanks for the correction
heheh yeah i was hoping someone would tell me what the formula or relationship is though, as I'm not a physics major, do recall doing this kind problem in general physics though.
does anyone have a formula or a good link to show how to calculate how much surface area/volume of water it takes to push (from the bottom) a column of water of a certain width to a certain height. I'm trying to make my own sump out of acrylic and i need to know this to get the dimension right...