critique my sump design

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I am getting a 2ft cube tank and have the oppertunity to design the sump.
I am tight for space so have included a fw reservoir in the sump.
there will only be room for the electrics. I dont want baffles as The skimmer i have is pretty good with bubbles and they will also have to pass over a small fuge in the middle., the first section is large to accomodate the skimmer which will clamp on the first baffle its a hang on that will sit in the sump.
The water will go right to left as you see it and I plan on using a pump rated at 3500lph minus head loss (e.g ehiem 1262) and 1\2 inch piping with some ball valve taps to control flow.
The overflow will be a weir in the back corner i.e triangular shaped.

Please comment if you notice any problems or have any suggestions for improvement
thanks.
 

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you will probably gt bubble from the fuge chamber to the pump chamber, you need a bubble trap of some kind or the water will fall direct on the pump and cause lots o micro bubbles.
 
add more bafflese in between the fuge and the return chambers to make sure you are free of microbubbles
 
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