need to rebuild my sump to fit my new asm g-3 skimmer and was not happy with the miracle mud i have been using over the last year. so changing the whole sump around.
in the display tank i have 1/2" sandbed and 140-150lbs live rock. o tank is 120ish gal. the sump will made out of a 45gal long 48X12X18". found this and i am thinking of doing something like it. http://jjgeisler.com/reeftank/55g_sump-refugium2.htm the changes i would make are the first chamber would have the skimmer in it and the overflow from the display tank going to it, no bioball/media chamber just seperate area for water input and skimmer. the water level would be about 12-13 inches in the refugium chamber 2 and chamber 1 instead of 9" like the one in the link. the last thing would be my return pump would be enternal in the last chamber instead of external. o and i am thinking of using a 1200gph sedra for the return pump. what do you think? go fot it or same design without the plenum? or get a new design?
want the refugium mainly for export and plankton production will take what ever pods and such but not really trying to culture them.
in the display tank i have 1/2" sandbed and 140-150lbs live rock. o tank is 120ish gal. the sump will made out of a 45gal long 48X12X18". found this and i am thinking of doing something like it. http://jjgeisler.com/reeftank/55g_sump-refugium2.htm the changes i would make are the first chamber would have the skimmer in it and the overflow from the display tank going to it, no bioball/media chamber just seperate area for water input and skimmer. the water level would be about 12-13 inches in the refugium chamber 2 and chamber 1 instead of 9" like the one in the link. the last thing would be my return pump would be enternal in the last chamber instead of external. o and i am thinking of using a 1200gph sedra for the return pump. what do you think? go fot it or same design without the plenum? or get a new design?
want the refugium mainly for export and plankton production will take what ever pods and such but not really trying to culture them.