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    My Sump and Refugium Diagram

    I read so much and looked at different ways to set-up a sump refrugium it's just so much confusion in my mind as to with witch way to go about doing it if you know what I mean. Most posts and every thing I read say keep LR AND live sand in your refugium. And my skimmer section should be big...
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    My Sump and Refugium Diagram

    Hey where are you in the Bahamas. Thinking of there or Jamaica for vacation this year.
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    My Sump and Refugium Diagram

    Ok I see I think where you are coming from. Refugium section works out to be 13.9 gallons,Skimmer section 4.4 gallons. Return 5 gallons. What size for PH if I go that way. Do you have any diagrams of a center return with the refugium on the right so I can make my mind up and do it? If you know...
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    My Sump and Refugium Diagram

    Hi Again,I see what you are saying,that would bring the flow in from the bottom but I was thinking live sand and LR in there and that would not work.A power head would keep the circulation up but wouldn't that create and to much sand mix?I guess thats why people have the return in the middle and...
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    My Sump and Refugium Diagram

    Another question someone brought the point that my set-up will leave the flow high in the refrugium any thoughs? And there won't be enough cirrculation on the bottom fo the refugium?
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    My Sump and Refugium Diagram

    Okay if I have this figured right,my second baffle witch is 10" will control the water level. My total sump volume is 39.5 gallons. And if that second baffle at 10" controls the height of the water in my sump than the volume will be 26.3 gallons. I have already figured 7.5 gallons max for power...
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    My Sump and Refugium Diagram

    Hi Krish thanks for all your help can you look at this. A diagram of my set-up that I am building and some pictures of what I have to start with. It's a 75 gallon aquarium,48x18x18. As you can see I have the return coming on the same side as my overflow because this is a room divider aquarium...
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    Sump,Refugium Help

    I'm about 5 hours by car from Buffalo.
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    Sump,Refugium Help

    Sorry they forgot what to do LOL,but don't feel bad I'm a Buffalo Bills fan............ Phil
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    Sump,Refugium Help

    Hey you watching the Super Bowl over there?
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    Sump,Refugium Help

    Yea, I work at GE in Schenectady,NY Hey thanks for the imfo on my skimmer pump,Im new to this and the instructions said 3-4" deep max,guess I should have figured about what you said but I'm still learning haven't even saw it work, and I was thinking of how my return pump was to shallow when I...
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    Sump,Refugium Help

    Thanks for the imfo on the pump
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    Sump,Refugium Help

    Thanks Krish that helps out alot. As far as the skimmer goes and yes you have the right one,it says 3-4" max below water level for the pump what is the reason for this?I can adjust this by changing the tubing but there must be a reason and a depth where it will work the best right? Phil
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    Sump,Refugium Help

    Hi Kirsh, Lets see if I can answer your questions. (1) I was using a standard 30 gal all-glass tank as my model,but thought that if I was going to have the glass place do the baffles I would ask them about building the whole thing and then I could make it 16" wide. (2)Yes I want a refugium.My...
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    Sump,Refugium Help

    I have decided to use a 30 gallon aquarium for my sump,refugium set-up. I already know from using a 20 gallon tank with about 6 1/2" of water in it that with a power failure it is fine have about 2" to spare. So that brings me to my next ?. The different designs. Refugium in the middle,on the...
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    Hi everyone,Lighting?

    I am in the planing stage of setting up a 75 gallon FOWLR aquarium.I know that eventually I will go all reef like everyone tells me and knowing myself thats probably right.But for now I want to start slow.I am going to use a sump and refrigum and a DSB. Can anyone give some help and suggestions...
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