reef_raf I am a little surprised that you would run a 110 g sump just to put a skimmer, a couple of heaters, and a return pump in??? A 33g would probably suffice but this is not the answer to the question that started this thread.
1st chamber to hold the sock 10 inches with a baffle across the tank 1" off the bottom with the next baffle 1" in and 4" from the top. This would hold your skimmer if you planned to utilize the middle chamber yet now alow you any filter sock configuration.
2nd chamber 30" long with baffles going opposite of the first two. This would give you a chamber with 47g capacity. Down the road it would be great for refugium or DSB and would nicely fit a 24 or 30" pc light. But now can be for your skimmer and heaters.
3rd your return would be just under 20" giving you a return chamber of around 30+ gallons. Nice size and you could go a week without top ups.
With this sump you would have close to 20g free to hold overflow from the main tank in case of power outage. Also you would nearly add the same volume of water to your display.
I hope I helped in a small way with my 2 cents worth. I would definitely look to the future when building this as you have a sump a lot of people would love to own as a display.
Pics please when your done.
Kevin
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