Sump Ideas

Hey, here are some ideas in throwing around about building my own Sump/fuge. any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Its not made to any kind of scale but rather just ideas, ill work out the details later.... thanks!

 

I have a couple of Q's. Why do you have the drain T'ed off? I wouldnt place the return pump on a shelf, esp. that high. It should be at the bottom. By placing a filter floss, I wouldnt put the last baffle. Luna

 

I T'ed the drain off in case i dont have enough flow going to the pump back to the tank fast enough. i was thinking it might drain that last section. with it T'ed i can adjust the flow as needed so all can run smooth...lol but now that i think about it more having it T'ed kinda defeats the purpose of a sump, eh? Ahh ok, my reason for the shelf was to conserve space should i need it... well my original thoughts were to leave the last baffle in case i decide i want to make another shelf and toss a bag or Carbon or PO4 remover on it...Another thought i had though was to maybe just make a Carbon and PO4 chamber out of empty RO canisters...has anyone ever tried this?

 

I don't see the point of using baffles before the fuge, I would move them after the fuge to help control micro bubbles. I would leave the wall in the left side and make it so you can a dd a filter sock instead

 

excellent idea. thank you.