Ideal sump/refugium setup for sps only infinia frag 175.6

[smacrophylia]

Hello all. So I went ahead and ordered a waterbox infinia frag 175.6 and I am trying to plan out my setup. I have decided to transfer rock from my current setup to avoid starting from scratch. However, I plan on having nothing but pvc and egg crate as the “aquascape” so the rock will go in the sump? That seems like a lot of rock will be needed and will take up way too much space in the sump to allow for equipment. Any other ideas?

 

[ReefStable]

If you're set on eggcrate, use the black kind. The regular egg crate leaches something that causes a brown blimey hairy algae. It's a royal pain to keep at bay.

Otherwise, acrylic frag racks are a great way to go with less of the algae trouble.

You can also add sand or crushed coral to get surface area without taking up space.