Request for pics/ideas for sump

[gregzz4]

You're right about my flow

I wish I could understand your idea a little better ...
Surface skimming you say, but having all your first chamber go under the baffle ?
Do you mean you want the lighter liquids and bubbles to stay in the first chamber ?
Not a big deal to do. Just have your first baffle as high as possible, but allow a little overflow in case it wants to flood

I've allowed 1/4" below my trim for flooding. But even with the socks completely plugged, the level never goes up the trim
I have maybe 1000gph in total going through the socks and my baffles are 17-1/2" wide

If I had a 4' instead of a 3' sump, one thing for sure I would do differently is to have one extra baffle ( the highest ) between the socks and heaters
This would allow for plugged socks, but still have the flow pass by the heaters properly
Or I would have the socks first, right after the drains, and before the skimmer
I was told skimming before filtering is good, hence my frankensump

As it stands now, when the socks plug, much of the flow passes over the heater chamber rather than going through it