I need feedback for my sump design

[BillionGnat]

Hello guys, I designed this sump for my 60x40x40 tank. Do you have any feedback for optimizing the system?

 

[griss]

I assume you're not going to run a skimmer? If that's the case, the sump looks fine to me.

 

[kharmaguru]

Just some quick thoughts, nothing is absolute. When you have such narrow baffle spacing the water moves quickly through them and the bubbles don't have time to escape. Also depending on the total flow rate you are targeting, those same bubbles could skate right across the top of your DSB chamber and get to your return pump/display. It's also possible it isn't a problem. That leads to my next thought, I've never kept a DSB but wouldn't that design cause it to become stagnant?

 

[wvned]

If you want a DSB make one in a 5 gallon bucket and do something else with the space.

 

[BillionGnat]

I assume you're not going to run a skimmer? If that's the case, the sump looks fine to me.

I have a HOB skimmer from an old tank that can be hung anywhere if there is no space in the sump.

 

[BillionGnat]

Just some quick thoughts, nothing is absolute. When you have such narrow baffle spacing the water moves quickly through them and the bubbles don't have time to escape. Also depending on the total flow rate you are targeting, those same bubbles could skate right across the top of your DSB chamber and get to your return pump/display. It's also possible it isn't a problem. That leads to my next thought, I've never kept a DSB but wouldn't that design cause it to become stagnant?

Yeah, yesterday another guy on the forum told me to remove the 3-baffle bubble trap and just keep the one before the return pump, so I redesigned it and left more space for the bubble trap. I still want to keep the DSB because I want to make use of both tanks to keep a few more creatures, for example.

 

[BillionGnat]

If you want a DSB make one in a 5 gallon bucket and do something else with the space.

I don't want to do that because it would take up quite a lot of space and require a complicated setup with equipment.