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Old 01-11-2010, 04:17 AM
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so purchasing a 10 gallon tank on Kijiji as my first sump ever and i dont think it has baffles so im going to have to put my own in,
1. were do you buy acrylic , home depot or is it better to go to aquarium illusions?
2. is glass better then acrylic
3. aquarium silicone, same thing, home depot or LFS
4. does the intake need is own separate area (like two in the corner to make a little square?
5. how do i know how high to make the baffles
6. does the high side go on the intake or outake side of the bubble trap?

sorry for all the questions but mise well have them all in one :P
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Old 01-11-2010, 12:16 PM
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Melevsreef has some great info on sump design.
http://www.melevsreef.com/29g/sump/design.html
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Old 01-11-2010, 02:06 PM
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If glass tank, use glass baffles. Silicone does not stick to acrylic very well. Any glass shop will cut you baffles. Only need 3mm glass for baffles, especially in a 10g tank. Probibally under $20 fro all the glass cut and ground edges. Make the baffles a hair more than 1/8" narrower than the inside of the tank. Easier to install, no wedging/chipping/cracking issues. Silicone fills the gap's reallly well
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Old 01-11-2010, 03:20 PM
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Have you ever though of going baffle - less? Some of the best sumps that I've run are without baffles. A simple container can be used as a bubble trap, or a filter sock. 10 gallon doesn't give you a lot of room, so once you have a baffle in there and you decide to change equipment later on you might kick yourself for putting a baffle in that one particular spot. Mark has a container that his tank drains into with little holes in it for a bubble trap. It's pretty slick. Just a thought.

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well thats what i was kinda thinking, use a screen maybe, we'll have to see if this tank has baffles or not
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Dez, talking about me and my DBBBT (dog biscuit bucket bubble trap)?

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