I've seen a lot of reference for the refugium section in a Triton setup to 10%-20% of the size of the DT. Is it possible to have the refugium be TOO large or have TOO much macro? I'm looking at a refugium that's 200%+ of my frag tank/DT!
My origional setup had a 150g stock tank as a sump with live rock and a skimmer. A single pump manifold would feed a seperate stock tank refugium, a flood table frag tank, and a DT upstairs.
I've done a bit of research and I really like the Triton approach and I understand the reasoning behind a "refugium first" model. So I move things around a bit I could end up with....
150g (100g actual) stock tank refigum with ~100# live rock.
Manifold that distributes water to....
100g (75g actual) stock tank mangroves + skimmer with sand
40g flood table frag tank with eggcrate, no substrate
80g shallow reef display tank (upstairs) with sand
I feel like that setup will maximize flow/exposure to my macro algae. The mangroves are for fun, and that tank will also full siphon down to the refugium/sump so it should maximize surface skimming in that tank.
My question is could I have TOO much refuguim/macro algae? Or is that basically a "self correcting" problem?
My origional setup had a 150g stock tank as a sump with live rock and a skimmer. A single pump manifold would feed a seperate stock tank refugium, a flood table frag tank, and a DT upstairs.
I've done a bit of research and I really like the Triton approach and I understand the reasoning behind a "refugium first" model. So I move things around a bit I could end up with....
150g (100g actual) stock tank refigum with ~100# live rock.
Manifold that distributes water to....
100g (75g actual) stock tank mangroves + skimmer with sand
40g flood table frag tank with eggcrate, no substrate
80g shallow reef display tank (upstairs) with sand
I feel like that setup will maximize flow/exposure to my macro algae. The mangroves are for fun, and that tank will also full siphon down to the refugium/sump so it should maximize surface skimming in that tank.
My question is could I have TOO much refuguim/macro algae? Or is that basically a "self correcting" problem?