Fluval Flex 32 - Refugium in media section

[hugosandro]

Hi folks,

I'm not sure if I came up with a great idea or if I'm crazy and this is going to cause issues: I took the floss and media out of the InTank media box in the left compartment and put chaeto algae in it, with floss above and below and slide in a Tunze Eco Chic Refugium light. Does anyone think it'll be a problem having filtration media only on one side? Do you all think this refugium idea will work? I put two big fist fulls of algae in it. It is clean chaeto from Algae Barn.



Thanks!
Hugo

 

[blaxsun]

You'll really have to just monitor your tank parameters (nitrates, phosphates) and the overall 'cleanliness' in the sump area to make that determination. Some people do substitute a skimmer or refugium opposite their main filtration due to space constraints.