Makeshift refugium compartment?

[Rshahnyc]

Hey so I have a 90 gallon display with a roughly 30 gallon sump.

The sump and cabinet space situation sucks and I really wish I had known to oversized it but here we are.

Currently the sump is as below.

I am looking to add a media basket/acrylic basket with a ball of chaeto and a Neptune GRO light. Will it make an impact on nitrates and phosphates or is it too small? (6inch x 4 inch x 7 inches depth)

Nitrates are around 7-10, phosphates are 0.18-0.22


I can also do a HOB refugium at the end which is 8x4x12 but would need to figure out if it leaks and it scares me

 

[FUNGI]

IMO...you'll need alot more chaeto then that to make any impact....but its not going to hurt

 

[Rshahnyc]

What if I used a HOB or magnetic mounted acclimation box (12x6x6) and attached it to one of the separating baffles/glass in my sump?

Would that get enough flow? Just put the GRO over it and see if that works? Do I need to buy a separate small wave pump?

Also should I be buying copes to seed this Chaeto or just let it be? Should I buy trace elements like iron etc?

 

[jermzisurmom]

Put ur uv in line with ur return pump then use all that space..... Just an idea.