Sump spaces?

[SeaSerpant]

i have a 60g sump and it has no space for a refugium so i'm going to take out the baffels and rearrange them. Any idea of how to do it so i have the biggest refugium space possible. The measurments are

Length: 48"
Width: 20"
Height: 16.5"
Glass Thickness: 2cm

Any ideas?

[chevyjaxon]

lots of ways to do it one idea i have and havent built yet is to do it in 3 stages start with the fuge to the far right side baffle put the skimmer in the middle put in 3 baffles next these will set the water height for your skimmer and remove the air lastly put in your return with that size sump a refuge should be real easy to set up

[SeaSerpant]

well i got the measurments of the baffles 2 are 1foot which are the ones for the water to go over and i have 3 15.4 inch baffles for the water to go under. If you guys want to make me a diagram be free to. How many baffles and how far apart do they need to be for a bubble trap?

[Pan]

Originally Posted by SeaSerpant

well i got the measurments of the baffles 2 are 1foot which are the ones for the water to go over and i have 3 15.4 inch baffles for the water to go under. If you guys want to make me a diagram be free to. How many baffles and how far apart do they need to be for a bubble trap?

Baffles, at least in my experience do not serve that much purpose. Though I have always had long sumps which might account for my lack of bubbles. I think it is more about strategic placement then the use of baffles. I personally do not believe they are an effective bubble trap. I like the idea of feeding the drain into a pvc pipe (4 or so inches filled with rock or something like it then with drain holes in it..) work nicely, better than baffles.

[SeaSerpant]

does the skimmer go in the front part of the sump (the place where the water comes in) or at the back (where the water goes out back into the main tank) ?

[chevyjaxon]

skimmer should be in the middle with the water running into the fuge first

[mark]

Nothing wrong with the skimmer in the front part.

Common layout is something like this:
-divide to in 1/4s lengthwise
-first 1/4, water in and skimmer compartment, followed by 3 baffles, 1 inch apart (over/under/over)
-middle 2 1/4s is refugium, followed by baffle (over)
-last 1/4 return pump compartment

The 1/4s are just to give an idea. The first compartment you size just big enough in width for your skimmer. The pump compartment bigger the better to allow for evaporation though can reduce in size if have ATO.

[Skimmerking]

I know that you can get a refugium tank to fit on top of the sump on the Mops site..

[SeaSerpant]

Ato?

[mark]

Originally Posted by SeaSerpant

Ato?

automatic top off