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Sounds like you have too high an upflow velocity in the clarifier, check your diameter of tank required against the recorded inflow and upflow velocity, I suggest you utilise an upflow of 0.5 to 1.0 m/hr to determine your hydraulic loading rate.

Additionally, are you withdrawing your settled sludge adeqautely? If this accumulates it can affect the separation process your are attempting across the clarifier.

You may have filamentous bacteria that have manifested in your upstream process, this can also lead to ineffective settling and subsequent solids carryover.

Have you any water analysis to share? gary@dikubu.co.za

Regards