Need help with Sump - Page 2

07-05-2004, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by typhoon75

Thanks guys, u have been really helpful!! Anyway I noticed that u guys just left a compartment for the refugium. Am I right to say that you place live rocks in there and no filter medium?

some dun place LRs, they oni place algae...

09-05-2004, 11:51 PM

typhoon75,

Usually the fuge section of the sump is filled with fine sand for a remote DSB. LR is placed on top of the sand, and various macroalgae are placed on the LR or pushed into the sand.

Try not to think of filter media as filter media - this is mostly a FO and FW concept and doesn't really apply that much in reef tanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by typhoon75

Thanks guys, u have been really helpful!! Anyway I noticed that u guys just left a compartment for the refugium. Am I right to say that you place live rocks in there and no filter medium?

**KaLiB** · 10-05-2004, 01:46 AM

An easier way would be to think of the refugium as a smaller tank within your sump. In there, you can add sand, liverocks and macroalgae.

Instead of keeping fish in there, most of us would use that place to grow pods and for growing macroalgae to control the nutrient level in the water.

10-05-2004, 01:46 AM	#13
KaLiB Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,635	An easier way would be to think of the refugium as a smaller tank within your sump. In there, you can add sand, liverocks and macroalgae. Instead of keeping fish in there, most of us would use that place to grow pods and for growing macroalgae to control the nutrient level in the water. __________________ A fishtank is just like your computer. When your tank crash(OS crash), its time to cleanup(reformat hard drive) and setup(install OS) again and add new livestock(re-install software).

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