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brwn_id_girl
03/18/2006, 10:17 PM
Just set up 90 gal with sump iwaki 1000 gph to a 20L custum 3 chamber sump. the water level in my first chamber is very close to spilling over the first baffle wall is this normal. diminsion on sump are 30" long 12 tall 12 wide baffle wall is 9" tall leaving 3"s to top of sump.
buzzee
03/18/2006, 10:39 PM
picture?
PatMayo
03/19/2006, 11:30 AM
How is the water supposed to get past the baffel over or under it?

Regards,

Pat
brwn_id_girl
03/19/2006, 02:35 PM
over the first under second over third is this right ?
brwn_id_girl
03/19/2006, 03:22 PM
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g197/brwn_id_girl/DSC00190.jpg

This might help--just figuring out how to post photos
brwn_id_girl
03/19/2006, 03:27 PM
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g197/brwn_id_girl/DSC00178.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g197/brwn_id_girl/DSC00180.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g197/brwn_id_girl/DSC00173.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g197/brwn_id_girl/DSC00193.jpg
Opiy
03/19/2006, 03:35 PM
It looks to me that the baffles are just to high. You could cut them down a couple inches and it would lower the water level.
brwn_id_girl
03/19/2006, 03:42 PM
How tall and far apart should the baffles be? Mine are 9" tall and 1" apart.
brwn_id_girl
03/19/2006, 04:46 PM
I'm baffled by my baffles
Fred_J
03/19/2006, 04:54 PM
I would check outMelev's (http://www.melevsreef.com/) site for info on sumps.