Building a sump

[shanersnyder]

Okay so I finally have some time to put together a sump with a refuge in the middle.

I plan on using a 30 gal (36x12x16) for the sump. Here is a drawing of how I'm going to set it up generally

I wanted to know the recommended baffle size so my sump/refuge will be able to handle overflow in case of a power outage. I remember seeing an equation to calculate gallons in terms of LxWxH of your sump.

I was thinking 10" baffles, that way there is 6" to take the overflow from the display.

Any help would be appreciated.

shanersnyder

 

[Scuba_Steve]

You just need to figure out how much your tank drains in the event of an outage. To figure out how much area in the tank that will cover LxWxH/231

 

[Scuba_Steve]

every inch of tank space is just over 1.8g