Originally posted by Fat_Ed:
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1) Did you set it up with a plenum? DSB?
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I went with a DSB. The unit is pretty small, so a plenum seemed overkill. Also, my suspicion is that this refugium's primary benefit is as a critter-feeder for my main tank. Having said that, I think that the nutrient-elimination in this system is performed by the Macro and not the DSB.
<STRONG>2) After adding the flora and/or fauna, did you let it sit for several days before connecting the flow to the main tank?
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I was impatient and hooked the thing up immediately. I used sand, rocks and Macro that I poached from a few of my tanks. Again, I'm impatient...
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3) How do you run your lighting -- reverse, semi-reverse, 24-hour, or consistent with the main tank?
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I'm currently running it 24hrs, but will switch to a reverse cycle this weekend... some weekend??? Traveling quite a bit for work.