Best sump refuge design

Discussion in 'Refugium' started by SaltyClown, Dec 23, 2012.

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  1. SaltyClown

    SaltyClown Sea Dragon

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    I'm making my sump tonight. I'm rang that some people put the protein skimmer first, then return pump, then refugium. How does the water get from your refugium back to your return pump? I want to build this right. I was going to do, skimmer, refugium, return.
     
    SaltyClown, Dec 23, 2012
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  2. hydrologic

    hydrologic Feather Duster

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    You tee off from the hose running from your display back to your sump and use a valve to slow down the flow into your refugium. The refugium overflows into the return section.
     
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  3. barbianj

    barbianj Hammer Head Shark

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    It will also depend on what you will do with your refugium. A DSB requires very low flow. Macro algae can use more flow.
     
    barbianj, Dec 24, 2012
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  4. Blue Falcon

    Blue Falcon Fire Goby

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    you can also just have a small pump in your return section feed the refugium. The reason most people dont put the refugium before the return is because we want a slower flow through the refugium than the rest of the sump gets.
     
    Blue Falcon, Dec 24, 2012
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