Baffled About Baffles

Vin7250 · 11/10/2007, 10:34 AM

does anyone have a good idea for making sump baffles to capture detritus and install it in a rubbermaid sump???? i mean the tubs bow a tiny bit and they are not perfectly square anyways, they all have rounded edges, so if anyone knows of a design or a link to another thread about this i would really appreciate it!!!

jquailus · 11/10/2007, 04:15 PM

in my sump, which is glass instead of installing baffles i have used sponges. what i did was take three large reef safe sponges secured one to the bottom and stacked the other two on top it has worked very well for me to stop microbubbles and to work as a filter sock of sorts.

Playa-1 · 11/10/2007, 04:26 PM

Some people use a smaller container(s) sitting into the larger container to create zones.

rick12 · 11/10/2007, 04:29 PM

what do you plan to put between the baffles?

Vin7250 · 11/13/2007, 02:09 PM

any design links i could follow to check this out???

cdbias2 · 11/13/2007, 02:13 PM

Assuming your sump to be one of the 70 or 100 gallon rubbermaids. That large of a sump usually dissapates the bubbles before they become a problem in your main tank.
I even have an airstone running in mine.

Sk8r · 11/13/2007, 02:22 PM

People also use filter socks directly under the downflow. Or you can just stuff some ordinary blue/white filter medium into the first chamber and change it out after 24 hours.

Don't leave filters in much longer than that without cleaning or you could see nitrates build up, to the detriment of any corals you want to keep.

11/10/2007, 10:34 AM	#1
Vin7250 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut "The Big East" Posts: 1,144	Baffled About Baffles does anyone have a good idea for making sump baffles to capture detritus and install it in a rubbermaid sump???? i mean the tubs bow a tiny bit and they are not perfectly square anyways, they all have rounded edges, so if anyone knows of a design or a link to another thread about this i would really appreciate it!!!

11/13/2007, 02:22 PM	#7
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	People also use filter socks directly under the downflow. Or you can just stuff some ordinary blue/white filter medium into the first chamber and change it out after 24 hours. Don't leave filters in much longer than that without cleaning or you could see nitrates build up, to the detriment of any corals you want to keep. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

11/10/2007, 04:15 PM	#2
jquailus Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 159	in my sump, which is glass instead of installing baffles i have used sponges. what i did was take three large reef safe sponges secured one to the bottom and stacked the other two on top it has worked very well for me to stop microbubbles and to work as a filter sock of sorts.

11/10/2007, 04:26 PM	#3
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	Some people use a smaller container(s) sitting into the larger container to create zones.

11/10/2007, 04:29 PM	#4
rick12 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 770	what do you plan to put between the baffles?

11/13/2007, 02:09 PM	#5
Vin7250 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut "The Big East" Posts: 1,144	any design links i could follow to check this out???

11/13/2007, 02:13 PM	#6
cdbias2 Appalachian Reef Society Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alum Creek, WV (No more) Posts: 1,433	Assuming your sump to be one of the 70 or 100 gallon rubbermaids. That large of a sump usually dissapates the bubbles before they become a problem in your main tank. I even have an airstone running in mine.