I got it:
ElementId paramId_base = new ElementId(BuiltInParameter.SCHEDULE_BASE_LEVEL_PARAM); ElementId paramId_top = new ElementId(BuiltInParameter.SCHEDULE_TOP_LEVEL_PARAM);
and its not BuiltInParameter.FAMILY_BASE_LEVEL_PARAM or BuiltInParameter.FAMILY_TOP_LEVEL_PARAM.
Holy cow.
Christian