Hey all, I am planning my fish room right now and am using a 150 gallon rubbermaid tub as my sump. Due to this, I want to use a 40 gallon tank as a refugium.
The original plan was for the tank to drain into the fuge and the fuge to drain into the sump, but since I would use filter socks on the sump, I am worried about these catching all of the pods since I want pods in my DT. So, instead the plan is to put the fuge above the rubbermaid tub, use a small pump to pump water to the fuge and have the fuge drain back into the sump near the return pump.
Is this a sound plan? If so, would I need an overflow box or could I use something else to have it drain back to the sump.
The original plan was for the tank to drain into the fuge and the fuge to drain into the sump, but since I would use filter socks on the sump, I am worried about these catching all of the pods since I want pods in my DT. So, instead the plan is to put the fuge above the rubbermaid tub, use a small pump to pump water to the fuge and have the fuge drain back into the sump near the return pump.
Is this a sound plan? If so, would I need an overflow box or could I use something else to have it drain back to the sump.
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