I was thinking that the crash chamber might create a lot of bubbles to spill over into the skimmer area. Does anyone know if this is true? Would it effect the operation of the skimmer?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I am pretty new to this.
Indeed it can,air bubbles,turbulence can affect skimmers performance.What i would do is install your 10" baffle all the way across the 10gal tank.Give yourslef about 4"(approx,depends on how much space your skimmers pump takes up)of room so you can easily remove your skimmer/pump for cleaning.You can create a simple crash chamber by squareing off the corner of this 10"x4" chamber.When you square it off,use a 10" piece of glass so the bottom of the square(crash chamber)is 1" up off of the sumps bottom glass( the water will then be directed into the skimmer chamber)This baffle/divider that squares off the crash chamber will be higher(up near the top of the frame) than the 10" divider that seperates the skimmer chamber from the rest of the sump.By having it higher,water will then flow under the crash chamber(you will need another 1" piece of glass to make the rest of the box higher/isolated from the rest of the 10" divider). The water that flows under it into the skimmer should be pretty much free of bubbles as they will be confined into the crash chamber.Just make sure you don't buy a powerful pump.Current needs to be in the tank,not through the sump.
Originally Posted by Fally
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