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Hi All,
I am in the process of designing a 30 gallon sump for my 75 gallon reef tank. My sump will include:
- Reef Octopus 150
- Refugium with DSB/Live rock/whatever
- Mag Drive 9.5 return
- Heater
My question is, how do I order the sump 'areas'?
- Water comes in and then goes over a baffle/bubble trap -> Refugium -> Baffle/trap to containg particulate -> Skimmer -> Baffle/bubble trap -> Return
- OR -
- Water comes in to the same area as the skimmer -> Baffle/bubble trap -> Regugium -> Baffle/bubble trap -> Return
- OR -
- Water comes in via split tubing (One part to the skimmer section on the left / One part to the refugium on the right) -> Both Skimmer and refugium have baffles/traps seperating them from a central return. -- This model would allow me to control the flow rate through the refugium.
Thank you!
-AA
I am in the process of designing a 30 gallon sump for my 75 gallon reef tank. My sump will include:
- Reef Octopus 150
- Refugium with DSB/Live rock/whatever
- Mag Drive 9.5 return
- Heater
My question is, how do I order the sump 'areas'?
- Water comes in and then goes over a baffle/bubble trap -> Refugium -> Baffle/trap to containg particulate -> Skimmer -> Baffle/bubble trap -> Return
- OR -
- Water comes in to the same area as the skimmer -> Baffle/bubble trap -> Regugium -> Baffle/bubble trap -> Return
- OR -
- Water comes in via split tubing (One part to the skimmer section on the left / One part to the refugium on the right) -> Both Skimmer and refugium have baffles/traps seperating them from a central return. -- This model would allow me to control the flow rate through the refugium.
Thank you!
-AA