Taking over a sump... help

[Ripley224]

I have taken over taking care of a tank I'm all new to this and I have a couple questions about the sump.

The current setup has 3 chambers. Overflow, refugium, and return.
The main question I have is the there are some odds and ends that I really don't understand there purpose. The overflow section has some large foam rollers that are submerged in the water as well as some 2 dozen small plastic balls. The refugium has a bunch of random rocks and frag bases in there. Any idea on what this stuff is for and if its helping or hurting.

 

[piranhaman00]

Good luck on the new tank!

The rollers are filters and everything is is for biological filtration, keep it all!

 

[Snoopy 67]

Ripley224, Just be aware that all your evaporation from the tank will show up in the return section of the sump.

 

[rusty hannon]

I have taken over taking care of a tank I'm all new to this and I have a couple questions about the sump.

The current setup has 3 chambers. Overflow, refugium, and return.
The main question I have is the there are some odds and ends that I really don't understand there purpose. The overflow section has some large foam rollers that are submerged in the water as well as some 2 dozen small plastic balls. The refugium has a bunch of random rocks and frag bases in there. Any idea on what this stuff is for and if its helping or hurting.

the plastic balls n rocks are your filtration so they r helpingn the foam is also part of your filtration but youll want to rinse that in clean saltwater when it gets dirty. the frag plugs r there to prepare for fragging.hope this helps any more just ask lots of knowledge in this place w lots of good peopleR

 

[jda]

You can leave all of that stuff in there, just keep it clean. Swish off the rocks, plugs and media balls and suck out the debris on the bottom - no big deal.