Here is a idea i have
This is a side view of the 5 gallon bucket basically the water flows down into the bucket then fills the inner pipe and flows over the top then is pumped back to the tank via external pump. below is a picture of the ring that sits below the egg crate and is attached to the return pump
This is a side view of the 5 gallon bucket basically the water flows down into the bucket then fills the inner pipe and flows over the top then is pumped back to the tank via external pump. below is a picture of the ring that sits below the egg crate and is attached to the return pump