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Old 02-13-2005, 08:39 PM   #1
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Suggestion on this sump


FINALLY..it begins again.....

I have been gone from the hobby for quite a while. I had a 125 FOWLR tank up for quite a while. I had made the decision to break it down, have it drilled, and make the jump towards a reef. Family issues forced us to have an empty glass box for quite a while.

I have built my own sump, and just returned from a trip down to southern MI to pick up my skimmer. (Euro-reef CS6-2+). My question is before I add baffles, how many would be suggested, and where? I was assuming I will only need a set of baffles before the skimmer. I had a recommendation to add a set after the skimmer as well, however it appears this skimmer returns very few bubbles to the sump, and with the elbows on the return bulkheads, I can't imagine a problem returning bubbles to the tank, but.....

At this point, the only item in the sump would be the skimmer. ( No refugium at this time). The sump is 32"x15"x15". ( approx 30 gal). The sump will be fed by two Dursos. The twin returns are for 2 Ehiem 1060s.

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Old 02-14-2005, 01:37 PM   #2
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why do you want baffles? how much flow are you going to be putting through the sump? the higher the flow the more likely you will need baffles. i generally do not use baffles in mine. i keep the flow small enough that i do not have a problem returning bubbles to the display.

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