Can I put Cheato in my sump?

[leighton.bingham]

Here is my sump. I want to run some cheato for nutrient export and pods home. I see everyone that has cheato has it separated off. Why?

*its a bit dirty right now. The big hose on the left is to my UV

 

[VintageReefer]

Cheato grows in reef conditions. Water and Full spectrum lighting. Cheato breaks loose into pieces that can get sucked into a return and sent into your display and then it can grow in there where you don’t want it

Usually a refugium section has some kind of baffle with foam to catch loose pieces before they get into other sections of the sump

 

[BristleWormHater]

Most people separate it for a dedicated refugium, but I see not problems with putting it in the sump
Edit: As long as you provide it with light

 

[VintageReefer]

How does water get in and out of this sump? Are the drain and return lines disconnected at the moment?

 

[leighton.bingham]

Cheato grows in reef conditions. Water and Full spectrum lighting. Cheato breaks loose into pieces that can get sucked into a return and sent into your display and then it can grow in there where you don’t want it

Usually a refugium section has some kind of baffle with foam to catch loose pieces before they get into other sections of the sump

That makes sense.

 

[VintageReefer]

Cheato in your skimmer section…the pods will get sucked in and…lost.

Most refugiums are separate from the skimmer section

 

[leighton.bingham]

How does water get in and out of this sump? Are the drain and return lines disconnected at the moment?

In the rear there are two drain lines and the filter socks are on the far left. Then to the far right back the return pump.

 

[leighton.bingham]

Cheato in your skimmer section…the pods will get sucked in and…lost.

Most refugiums are separate from the skimmer section

So time to build the sump i have been wanting before i move my setup. Yay!!

 

[VintageReefer]

With some thought and modification you could probably get sowmthing small that works but, you won’t fit enough cheato to make a big impact on nutrient levels.

If you can settle for pod housing you can get a few pod hotels and toss them in the return section. I do believe pods can survive travel from a return pump back into a display, but with the skimmer they will just end up in the skimmate cup

 

[leighton.bingham]

With some thought and modification you could probably get sowmthing small that works but, you won’t fit enough cheato to make a big impact on nutrient levels.

If you can settle for pod housing you can get a few pod hotels and toss them in the return section. I do believe pods can survive travel from a return pump back into a display, but with the skimmer they will just end up in the skimmate cup

better to wait then. Is what you’re saying?

 

[VintageReefer]

There must be witchcraft going on. I see no drain lines into the left filter socks and I see no lines out of the far right and I don’t understand what the far right section is

 

[leighton.bingham]

There must be witchcraft going on. I see no drain lines into the left filter socks and I see no lines out of the far right and I don’t understand what the far right section is

Let me get a better picture. Top down

 

[VintageReefer]

better to wait then. Is what you’re saying?

You can get pod hotels and start building a population and work on your new sump as a side project. Then transfer the pod hotels and your new sump is seeded

 

[VintageReefer]

Let me get a better picture. Top down

I appreciate it. Maybe I (or someone smart) can figure out a workaround to avoid needing a new sump

 

[leighton.bingham]

Let me get a better picture. Top down

I appreciate it. Maybe I (or someone smart) can figure out a workaround to avoid needing a new sump

 

[VintageReefer]

Ahhhh black pipe/tubing

What are the socks in chamber 3 for

 

[leighton.bingham]

Ahhhh black pipe/tubing

What are the socks in chamber 3 for

They are dirty socks I was just too lazy to clean. Lol

 

[VintageReefer]

Do you know the brand/model of this sump

 

[VintageReefer]

They are dirty socks I was just too lazy to clean. Lol

Ok so they don’t need to be there. What is that section for

 

[leighton.bingham]

Do you know the brand/model of this sump

Yes it’s a waterbox. My tank is a waterbox 110.4 so it came with.