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Hi all, new to the site but not saltwater. I am setting up a 150 gallon basement sump. My question is how far apart do I need to place the baffels? I am running a reeflo hammerhead and will have a ton of flow. I have never tried to build a sump that will end up with liked 3,000 per hour flow. Maybe higher. I was thinking 1 1/2 apart but can I get that volume through that small of a space? Some pictures from the build just for fun.

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Hi all, new to the site but not saltwater. I am setting up a 150 gallon basement sump. My question is how far apart do I need to place the baffels? I am running a reeflo hammerhead and will have a ton of flow. I have never tried to build a sump that will end up with liked 3,000 per hour flow. Maybe higher. I was thinking 1 1/2 apart but can I get that volume through that small of a space? Some pictures from the build just for fun.

DA8907EB-8DB7-4C2B-9968-0C7820BF8F91.jpeg


05D6B45E-7336-43A9-A334-0E277A500314.jpeg


774A1524-1DCE-4BDA-A824-AAD7A12156C7.jpeg
That skimmer is bigger than your kid!:eek: but welcome to R2R!! I'd say 1 1/2 to 2 inch should be enough:)
 
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That skimmer is bigger than your kid!:eek: but welcome to R2R!! I'd say 1 1/2 to 2 inch should be enough:)
That is my wife pictured next to it lol. Thank you for your reply. Maybe I will start a build thread for this project. End goal is 3 frag and my display was all on one very large system.
 

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