Who has a sump with no refugium?

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Looking to purchase a custom sump but dont really want a refugium, anyone have a tank with no refugium, pros/cons?

 

[Midasreefs]

Refugium are a very good idea. I have never had algea or nitrates and I've been able to keep lots of rare fish because of all the micro organisms.
P.s my refugium is 15 gallons with cheato on top, live rock in the middle and sand on the bottom

 

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see i have a refugium currently but am looking to do a new sump a bigger one, ive seen a lot of tanks with just another fish tank with no baffles. take Julian Sprungs sump for example amazing tank barely anythin in the bottom tank.

 

[Smiz]

Refugiums main purpose is providing a safe place predator free, where your pods can populate. A ball of cheato isn't going to remove that much stuff from water. But it will provide a nice home for pods.

When I ran my biocube with a fuge i constantly saw pods. Now that I don't run one I do not see pods.

 

[ritter6788]

Just a 29 gallon tank with no baffles for me. No fuge. Just a skimmer. My frag tank is the same but I use a 20 tall.

Can't really tell any difference with a fuge or not in my tanks.

 

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ttt

 

[Eckolancer]

I do and think corals are doing fine without it. I just run biopellets in place of the refuge.

 

[Adkins]

I have no fuge. Big skimmer, filter sock holder with no sock in it, a GFO reactor and a GAC reactor, kalk stirrer.

 

[vic67]

I have a 10G with no baffles under my 20G. LR and chaeto is all I have in it. I don't notice a big difference in no having a fuge section.

 

[fungia_fiend]

I use a 20 long with just a skimmer/heater/return and no baffles. K.I.S.S.

 

[PCygni]

I have no fuge. Big skimmer, filter sock holder with no sock in it, a GFO reactor and a GAC reactor, kalk stirrer.

That's a clean little sump, man.

 

[Z06-Hec]

i have an RS200 sump for my 150gal tank, no fuge.
Heater, Skimmer, 2 socks and return pump in there.

 

[FLipp]

no refugium for me!

 

[Maikoa02]

No refugium for me. I use all the basics, skimmer, gfo and gac when needed, and weekly water changes. I also dose red seas nopox 3x per week. When I tried a fuge my main drawback was a lot of coralline growth all over my sump.

 

[Waters]

I do not use a refugium and have no issues with nutrient control (0 phosphates, 0 nitratres, etc.) My reef is maintained by aggressive water changes, skimming, and GFO.

 

[Adkins]

That's a clean little sump, man.

Thank you!