sump baffle design help.

[Reef257]

Hi everyone
Hope everyone doing good

I am building a custom sump to fit my cardboard.

Length 30
Width 20
Height 16

I need help to design baffles for is .so fat I have purchased 2 fiter cup.

I need help to design baffle system .for the water to flow from the filter cup to the skimmer section there small fuge section than it goes to a display frag and baught fish section and goes to the return pump .

Please help me out to design baffles for it .
1 I can go acrylic bit expansive
2 or few glasss pieces and acrylic


Thanks in advance.i will attach a design .

I'm not that good when it come to drawing

 

[Conovan]

one of the issues I had when I first made my sump is I had to increase the space I had at the filter socks due to the fragility of the acrylic when I was drilling it. once I added 1/4" on each side it worked out great. the first modification I aded 1/8" either side, so it took 3 tries to get that piece done without cracking it.

 

[Ratherbeflyen]

For what you want to do, you really only need a baffle for the last chamber before the return pump and the divider between your two halves.

Something like this.

I wouldn't put a baffle between the skimmer and the fuge. Algae isn't bothered by bubbles. If you have the space between the skimmer top and the bottom of the tank stand, I would put the skimmer on a shelf or stand to get the correct water height.

In fact, I did exactly that on my current sump.

For the material, I would use glass for everything with the exception of the filter sock holder. A 4" diamond hole saw is going to cost a lot more than using acrylic for those holes. It's also not critical for the strength of the sump or leaks.

 

[Reef257]

Thanks for the help. True sump quite complicated if we dont plan well.the worst part is the filter sock part . It's like the main area for cleaning.

one of the issues I had when I first made my sump is I had to increase the space I had at the filter socks due to the fragility of the acrylic when I was drilling it. once I added 1/4" on each side it worked out great. the first modification I aded 1/8" either side, so it took 3 tries to get that piece done without cracking it.

 

[Reef257]

Thanks for the big support. This is somthing I was thinking about. I need to check my skimmer I'm pmaning for bubble marcus curve 5 .by looking at the picture you sent me I have got a idea I to separate .once dine il upload a picture

For what you want to do, you really only need a baffle for the last chamber before the return pump and the divider between your two halves.

Something like this.

I wouldn't put a baffle between the skimmer and the fuge. Algae isn't bothered by bubbles. If you have the space between the skimmer top and the bottom of the tank stand, I would put the skimmer on a shelf or stand to get the correct water height.

In fact, I did exactly that on my current sump.

For the material, I would use glass for everything with the exception of the filter sock holder. A 4" diamond hole saw is going to cost a lot more than using acrylic for those holes. It's also not critical for the strength of the sump or leaks.