Need help with Refugium

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  1. texas92

    texas92 Bristle Worm

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    Here are some pictures of the sump I am switching to with my 140g and a picture of my current sump on my 92g I want to still use my skimmer in the second picture... any ideas... I am new at all this refugium building
     

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  2. texas92

    texas92 Bristle Worm

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    Sorry bout sump being flipped cant seem to get it right lol
     
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  3. beckett1911

    beckett1911 Plankton

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    i would think someone would have had an idea by now
     
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    texas92 Bristle Worm

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    I know right o well i guess I am going like our old sump
     
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  5. dreiling

    dreiling Fire Shrimp

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    what did you want to do, I have built several sumps
     
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  6. jonjonwells

    jonjonwells Great Blue Whale

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    You can always cruise around melvesreefs for ideas. He has some fantastic designs.

    I stole my design from him.
     
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  7. texas92

    texas92 Bristle Worm

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    Yah i just got off his website. I am kinda looking at putting the return in the middle and down drains on left with skimmer and fuge on the right hand side just not sure where I can place a bubble trap or if i even need one
     
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    beckett1911 Plankton

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    i was kinda thinking the one with the fuge in the middle would be easy to to. u could just put the skimmer in with the intake side.... then all the water would be headed the same way
     
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  9. Telgar

    Telgar Snowflake Eel

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    That would work, the problem is the volume of water flow thru the fuge is far larger and faster than conventional wisdom calls for - doesn't mean it's wrong, just not currently fashionable - gotta love this hobby of ours ;D
     
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