Refugium advice?

[Timbo558922]

Hey all! I’m setting up a 200 gallon sps dominant mixed reef system with a 40 gallon triton sump with a 20 gallon refugium. I was planning on using 2 marine pure bricks (right under overflow drains) + 30 pounds of Fiji mud covered by 40 pounds of ocean direct live sand. It will be lit by 2 ai prime fuge lights, and 2 tunze ecochic refugium lights. I am gonna run clean chaeto only.

Does this sound like a legit plan for balancing ph at night as well as nutrient export? Mainly I’m curious if the Fiji mud is worth using?

the sump will also have filter socks, and a powerful dc pump skimmer.

Thanks in advance for all your advice!

How did you make out with the refugium?

 

[Ishai Thatcher]

How did you make out with the refugium?

Decided to run a cryptic biomedia reactor instead of just putting the marine pure in the sump. I also decided to go no sand in the sump and just have the chaeto. Still no luck with clean chaeto though. I’m gonna dose the Fiji mud occasionally for some bacteria and micro fauna but that’s it.