This is incomparable in terms of reliability, ease and convenience of use and A1 performance. SUMP / Refugium Design. Notice how a baffle separates the first chamber from the second. Refugium mud is extra beneficial because it helps restore trace elements and is the perfect size and texture for micro-organisms to burrow and reproduce. They also provide a habitat for small beneficial organisms so they can reproduce without getting eaten. Oct 25, 2018 #4 Mandelstam Well-Known Member View Badges. Great article, I will be following to setup my fuge! Sumps are used mainly to centraliz… I would love to have the space to put refugium on my biocube, definitely on a bucket list for my reef aquarium. Algae is also commonly grown in a refugium as an additional form of nutrient export. I've been trying to figure out how to plumb everything. A sign of that would be the plant turning white. I own a Red Sea Max 130D, and I want to remove all of the filtration components from the built in over flow and place them into a sump with a refugium. With regular sand, it will take 4 inches or more to create an effective anaerobic zone. Finally, if there's a most efficient place for my heater, let me know. Many people build their own sump with a 40 gallon breeder tank. a refugium for a FW tank, is essentially a heavily planted area in the sump. Thank you. On top of the sump was mounted a one-cubic foot acrylic box that contained plastic biological filtration media. The baffles ensure gentle water flow through the refugium and will keep all of the sand, rocks, and other things inside your refugium where they belong- away from your return pump in the third chamber. Congratulations! If you have room for more water in the return area, add more. Both the Precision Marine and Trigger Systems sumps are perfect options and offer various sizes to fit just about any tank. The current sump is OK but a little cramped and I sort off cracked it, fixed for now, but I want to replace it anyway. but keep in mind, plants need light to grow, so you will need a light source on your sump to provide the light for the plants. Just think about it, you’ve already got the water moving from the display aquarium through the filtration media and pumping back to the display aquarium. Required fields are marked *. After research and reading reviews, Algae Barn is the only site I’ll be ordering from. Glass dividers are best but you can use acrylic. Discussion Starter • #5 • Feb 9, 2012. i know that, im talking about a dedicated area for just the protein skimmer. If you do not have a sump there are other methods, but ultimately having a sump will be best. I don’t have a refugium. That’s about it. Thanks in advance for any help or info. My set up has two sumps. Many hobbyists run the refugium light at night, opposite of the display aquarium’s photo period, because doing so helps reduce large pH drops when the lights are out in your main display. Refugium & Sumps. Sumps. Don't worry though, if an unforseen shipping delay occurs, we still guarantee it, even if it is the carriers fault! The first section is where your intake is and where the protein skimmer is. A Refugium is a smaller tank placed in the aquarium. Just give your refugium, and your tank for that matter, plenty of time to cycle before adding live copepods. Copyright 1998-2020 Marine Depot Aquarium Supplies. A demonstration of how to install a UV Sterilizer in sump behind a refugium We plumb UV sterilizers directly above the return pump in your sump. Live sand as a substrate is a bit of a controversy in the hobby. The algae uses the nitrates and phosphates, which come from food and fish waste, to grow. Having a refugium increases the overall biodiversity of your tank, which improves the wellbeing of the aquarium. Thank you so much for this opportunity to have a chance to raise my granddaughter around such beautiful fish. Your email address will not be published. Just need to get some macroalgae, pods, and phytoplankton to complete. I am interested in adding chaeto and copapods, but I am not sure of the timeline.
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