Return pump recommendations refugium

[wynagain]

I have a 75 gallon IM with a 39 gallon sump which doesn't have room for a skimmer and a refugium so I'm looking to add a 10gallon refugium on the side to free up the skimmer chamber and wanted to ask what size of return pump i will need. Its going to house macro algae with sand and live rock and a mantis shrimp and any undesirable guys i find. Will i need to add a wavemaker for flow or will the pump be enough?

 

[mcarroll]

The refugium has its own drain then?

Do you have a pic or drawing that shows the plumbing setup you're talking about using?

A tiny pump would work for that....only needs to be able to pump 20-40 GPH up 4 or 5 feet to the main tank....or even just over to the main sump, depending how the fuge is being fed.

 

[The Farmer]

I have mine teed off the return also, I added a valve in between the fuge and the return, I have enough water to drain back into my sump. You don’t need a big return pump if it’s right next to your sump.