Hi guys and gals...more questions from me.
Ok, here it goes. 50 gallon tank, overflow box to a 10 gallon aquarium. Do I need to have some sort of union to adjust the amount of water going into the sump? Coming out of the sump? How should I set up dividers and such in the 10gallon tank? Im wanting to run my skimmer, heater and have some macro algae in the sump...do I need to put in anything else? Recommend return pump?
Im sorry, but Ive been searching, and Im just not getting the answers I was hoping. Pics would be great. I really dont know what Im doing here and definately dont want to make any mistakes.
If there is anything else I need to know, please tell me. I know I will need a light for the plants...I guess I can just plumb some pvc up for my return?
Have I asked enough questions? Should I ask some more?
Thanks again in advance.
HELP!... :) Can anyone point me to some good refugium plans
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HELP!... :) Can anyone point me to some good refugium plans
28 Gallon Bowfront Tank
35lbs Fiji rock (taken by Katrina)
50lbs Live Sand (taken by Katrina)
175 MH lighting
110watts of PC lighting
35lbs Fiji rock (taken by Katrina)
50lbs Live Sand (taken by Katrina)
175 MH lighting
110watts of PC lighting
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There is no way you will be able to fit all of that in a 10 gallon sump. You may or may not want to include a union if you are using PVC, but it won't change the water flow. Are you thinking of a ball valve or something? If possible, you want your refugium to be fed separately from the skimmer--that is, you don't want what comes out of the 'fuge to be skimmed and you don't want skimmed water going into the 'fuge. Not that it won't work that way, but the performance of both is optimized this way. Preferably, you want everything to flow back into the sump, but nothing to overlap. Maybe branch off your overflow drain line to two separate ends and have the main pump in a section in the middle. That way they can be fed separately.
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10 Gallon tanks are normally very thin. I was also be worried about it cracking while working down there. The glass on a 10 gallon is normally thin compared to a 20 gallon.
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The best advice would be to go to http://www.reefcentral.com and read everything you can find on the matter. It will help you to see the different ways people have their setups.
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