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Old 10-08-2009, 04:14 AM
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i am just curious if there was anyone with a few ideas on building a sump with only two baffles??? i have a 30g starfire cube drilled and i have a 20g sump i got for free. and all i have is 2 pieces of glass that were left over from my last sump build. any suggestions??
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Old 10-08-2009, 04:36 AM
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look on craigslist.com for free windows in your area. Someone is always throwing out glass
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Old 10-08-2009, 05:02 AM
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just build it with 2.. only really need one to maintain water level for a skimmer.. no?
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Old 10-08-2009, 05:31 AM
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I took out all but one of my baffles (refugium) works fine.
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Old 10-08-2009, 06:42 AM
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cool yeah i went with just two. first one flowed over the top and the second one went under and i put egg creat on the bottom two squares high so nothing really goes through it
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