DIY Sump Design - Help Needed!

[Fluke]

My first rough sketch of the sump design I've come up with. Just requires 3 simple glass baffles to be installed. Thoughts and advice?

Does the water flow through the sump make sense?

 

[BoneDoc]

Looks good overall. You might get some air bubbles into the return pump which can be mitigated with some sponges or other capture method.

 

[Fluke]

Would you add more baffles to work as a bubble trap?

And would you need these between both the skimmer to return section; and also the fuge to return section. Or do most bubbles occur directly from the skimmer chamber?

 

[Gtinnel]

I'd agree that adding more baffles to make an over-under-over bubble trap between the skimmer and return chambers could be benficial.

 

[shamrock]

sorry to butt in here, but would filter media (like poret filters etc) negate the need for bubble traps? also for bubble traps, what's batter, under-over-under, or over-under-over?

thanks

 

[Staghorn]

I used diy sumps in many tanks. I actually run the fuge between the skimmer/sock compartment and the return. Between the fuge and return I do add a second baffle and not many bubbles make it to the return pump.

 

[X-37B]

I run a 40 breeder with no baffles.
Skimmer, filter sock, carx, medium media reactor.
I have zero micro bubbles.
I just setup a 30 gallon remote fuge. Most sumps do not have enough space for a fuge to be effective, imo.
How big is your sump and tank?