johnnysalt
Member
Thanks to you guys (and looking at a few refugiums online and at my lfs) I built a refugium out of an old 10 gallon tank and some plexiglass from Home ***** ($15) used as the two dividers. Ok, I have a new 100 gallon tank (100lbs lr) that is doing ok....all levels good except for the high nitrates...you don't EVEN want to know how high it is! Because the tank is in our living room and the Little Giant pump for the sump is WAY too loud for that area, we are not using it anymore and are going to use the refugium instead to help with the nitrates. I know there are some who don't use a sump also. I have the overflow box and will also use an amiracle skimmer with the refugium. Above or beside-the-tank type of refugiums sound easier, but that is not an option for us.....only below-the-tank. Plans so far, overflow box to skimmer in first chamber, then water overflows into center with 4" ls/lr rubble/caulerpa, then overflows to last chamber to be returned to tank. NOW: Since I'm not the best planner, I need advice on how to get the water flowing correctly through the refugium....NEVER used the wet/dry with ANY success at all, so start "from scratch" with me please. Thanks!
1. Do I HAVE to have a mag-drive type of pump? Will an average powerhead work?
2. If my goal is not to have ALOT of flow through it, how do I regulate that from the overflow on down and throughout the refugium?!
3. Is what I'm trying even POSSIBLE?!
4. What about power outage? HELP!!
Thanks in advance you guys....Y'all are the BEST!!
[ July 20, 2001: Message edited by: JohnnySalt ]
1. Do I HAVE to have a mag-drive type of pump? Will an average powerhead work?
2. If my goal is not to have ALOT of flow through it, how do I regulate that from the overflow on down and throughout the refugium?!
3. Is what I'm trying even POSSIBLE?!
4. What about power outage? HELP!!
Thanks in advance you guys....Y'all are the BEST!!
[ July 20, 2001: Message edited by: JohnnySalt ]