Adding caulpera to the wet/dry

[puff(er) daddy]

I don't have a big sump or a refugium so I was thinking of adding the macro algae to the bottom of the wet/dry before the water makes it to the sump. Would this be a good or bad idea? Is there speacial lighting involved?
I'm going to build a refugium in the future once I understand it more.

 

[puff(er) daddy]

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[puff(er) daddy]

Don't everybody speak at one time!

 

[trailer trash]

A little confused here. You mention wet/dry and then sump. Do you have an under cabinet sump/wet/dry or some type of hang-on wet/dry.
I removed the bio-balls from the wet/dry chamber of my sump years ago and now have razor caulerpa growing on LR and egg crate.
I use a LOA(Lights of America) 65 watt light from Home Depot. Excellent light and for less than 30 bucks. Grows caulerpa and coralline excellent.

 

[puff(er) daddy]

Trailor Trash thanks for the response(love your pics!). I have the Amirical wet/dry and it has a small sump where my pump is to return the filtered water back into my display tank.
So you say you removed the bio balls? If I was to do that where would I place the light? because there is a lid over the bio balls on the wet/dry coming from the overflow box.
Removing the bio balls was a thought because it is possible for me because I have a dsb and l/r.
If you could tell me how I could make this work I would apprieciate it.

 

[trailer trash]

I would remove the bio-balls IF you have a light bio-load.....few fish.
I mounted my light on the inside of the cabinet so it shines through the sump.
Here is a hastily done photo.
Im new here and havent tried to use the image tags so if this doesnt work...`SCUSE ME

 

[puff(er) daddy]

Trailor trash, can you explain the water flow for me step by step(sorry if I'm being a pain)?
Here is mine: Water flow from the prefilter of the display tank down to the wet/dry, over a cotton filter pad. Once the water seeps through the filter pad I have carbon in a filter bag over top of my bio balls. So the water is hitting the carbon first then the bio balls. Then on to my tiny sump(same wet/dry). Where I squeezed two pumps in there one for the skimmer (Berlin Turbo Classic)and the other is a Rio 3200 for the return water being pumped back to the display tank.
I had to make due what what I had. My friend gave me the wet/dry and it was only rated for a 100 gallon set-up (I was clueless when I first set my tank up).
I'm thinking of building a system under my tank to supply my mechanical and biological needs all in one.

 

[trailer trash]

My water flow?
My tank is drilled and the water flows into the sump as in picture.
Where you see water dripping is the former bio-ball chamber.
The sump is extended into another chamber where the skimmer and calcium reactor are kept. An Iawaki 40RLT returns water to the tank. I use no carbon or mechanical filtration.