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Originally Posted by djbon
Best design for settling tank is a cone shaped bottom with a draining port at the lowest point. Outlet port with overflow box will ensure less turbulence when water exits, so more particulate will settle.
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True if the intent is to remove the detritus. I'm actually leaving the layer of sediment there. The water there that gets to the tank needs to flow up to the algae zones and be scrubbed before cascading down the overflow pipe into the aux sump.