Good afternoon, 7mo newbie to salt and frustrated beyond what I can handle. Received poor info from LFS and have been trying to correct. Currently dealing with my sump, need advice.
Bought 3 compartment Sump from LFS because wanted to do a refugium at some point. When researching, most sumps have water going over baffles from compartment to compartment then “under/over” to the return pump. My sump was design to have a 1/2” gap, about 2” up on the first baffle, so no water actually goes over. Water goes under into the “fugue”, then under again to the return pump. Problem now is I’m getting scum on top because there is no flow.
Should I block the 1/2” gap and then cut down the baffle so the water runs over from 1st to 2nd compartment? Or is this design ok?
Bought 3 compartment Sump from LFS because wanted to do a refugium at some point. When researching, most sumps have water going over baffles from compartment to compartment then “under/over” to the return pump. My sump was design to have a 1/2” gap, about 2” up on the first baffle, so no water actually goes over. Water goes under into the “fugue”, then under again to the return pump. Problem now is I’m getting scum on top because there is no flow.
Should I block the 1/2” gap and then cut down the baffle so the water runs over from 1st to 2nd compartment? Or is this design ok?