Refugium-wet/dry-or both for 90 reef?

[groupergenius]

I will be setting up my 90 for reef in a few months. Right now I have a wet/dry system sump with skimmer. Should I keep using the W/D or go with building a refugium? Or possibly both?

 

[trigger11]

If you have the room I would say add a refugium as a separate system. Connect the fug to the wet/dry with at least the same size piping that you use for the overflow. Additionally, if possible I would take the bio-balls out of the wet dry and put LR or LR rubble in there instead. IMO this is the best set up you can have for filtration.
So what I would do is overflow to the wet/dry. Have the connecting piping go to the refugium. Keep you protein skimmer in the wet/dry. Then have your return pump in the fug.

 

[coraljunky]

Fuge, I'll post pics of my 90g with refugium in a minute.

 

[coraljunky]

Pics.

 

[groupergenius]

Trying to tell from the pics. Skimmer is in the fuge on the left. That is where the overflow dumps in? Then pumps out on the right with the cheato and LR.
Seems like the sand has colored layers??

 

[coraljunky]

You got it. Sand is black/white Figi, 20lbs.

 

[groupergenius]

Seems like there is a company logo on the fuge. Can you tell me who makes it? And what size return pump?

 

[coraljunky]

ETSS, Mag 12

 

[groupergenius]

Thanks coraljunky. I'm going with the ETSS Protean 400.

 

[mweezy05]

How do you keep your deep sand bed stirred up? Snails?

 

[groupergenius]

Originally Posted by mweezy05
How do you keep your deep sand bed stirred up? Snails?
In the refugium? I don't know that you want to stir it up??

 

[morayeels]

I have a 90 reef and for years I had a sump and just a few moths back I put a Fluval Fx5 canister filter on a I love it. No cleaning filters every other day and no more salt creap.

 

[krazy302]

I have a 90 gallon aga and I have a sump and a fuge.. Here are some pictures of it..