sump help
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GMaquarium
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Cut some glass or acrylic to size. Fit into the tank and silicone the seams.
GMaquarium
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would you like someone to do a sump baffle just to show you?
Can be arranged
Can be arranged
consider using glass - the acrylic&plexiglass are more likely to come out and flex more (parftly because the bond with silicone isn't as good as glass). This is only an issue when the water evaporates creating a low area by the return pump increasing pressure on the baffles.
speaking of evaporation, be mindful that the area where the return pump is will be where the water level drops as water evaporates - so if it is really small it will take less time until the pump runs dry. ATO will prevent this.
when picking silicone MAKE SURE it does not have mold inhibitors in it. get awuarium safe if not sure. I'm a fan of this stuff:
it's all a balancing act
speaking of evaporation, be mindful that the area where the return pump is will be where the water level drops as water evaporates - so if it is really small it will take less time until the pump runs dry. ATO will prevent this.
when picking silicone MAKE SURE it does not have mold inhibitors in it. get awuarium safe if not sure. I'm a fan of this stuff:
it's all a balancing act
Sophie10
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Use a spacer like a couple of cd cases.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxnugJGiT3o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxnugJGiT3o
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cardiffgiant
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I got mine cut at a glass shop last time. If the width doesn't come out perfect, you can always go a bit diagonal. Be sure to use some sand paper on the edges so that you don't send yourself to the ER 
really no need for a divider between the "in" drain area and the skimmer, water level will be maintained with the other baffles, and it's nice to have the extra space if you change skimmers down the road. a filter sock on the drain always helps.
if you put the refugium in the sump, make sure you have a valve on the fuge side to drop the flow rate. with this setup I would be partial to running the drain straight down the left side into a sweeping 90 with a T going down to the fuge and continuing across the sump with another sweeping 90 into the "in section". this will keep more water flowing and reduce the noise of the T as you have illustrated above.
if you put the refugium in the sump, make sure you have a valve on the fuge side to drop the flow rate. with this setup I would be partial to running the drain straight down the left side into a sweeping 90 with a T going down to the fuge and continuing across the sump with another sweeping 90 into the "in section". this will keep more water flowing and reduce the noise of the T as you have illustrated above.
