Skimmer output to next compartment

[VagoTomi]

Hi guys,

I was wondering if it makes any difference if I plumb my skimmer's water outlet in a way that it flows to the next compartment of the sump, instead of going back to the same one. My thought process is that there wouldn't be any recirculated water and the efficiency would be better as it wouldn't dilute the "dirty compartment" with the cleaned water.
Probably I'm not the first one who thought about it, so let me know your experience.
Thanks

 

[MillennialReefer]

You definitely could! You would just have to make sure the water in the sump is leveled correctly, or at least to what you want it to be. In regards of it being more efficient, I doubt it will make a significant difference in filtration, since the water in the sump is constantly flowing even if it seems like a slow current.

 

[Pico bam]

I don't think it would have much of an effect and wouldn't likely be worth the effort. Alot of people run recirculating skimmers and to some degree there more effective.

 

[VagoTomi]

Probably it’s not a coincidence that not many people have it plumbed the way I described :)

 

[Waters]

As stated, it doesn't really matter because the water is flowing through your sump at a pretty quick pace. No different than doing AWCs and pulling from the same section of the sump that you are returning new water.