Hi Everyone!
Long time lurker, finally making my first post. I've read a lot, and searched until my eyes bled, but I can't seem to find the answer I need. So I'm hoping for some help and advice. I'm not entirely "new," but I've been out of it for a few years now. I used to have a 75g reef tank, which I ran off of a Fluval 406 canister filter, hang on skimmer, and UV sterilizer, and it did fine, so I was hoping to either replicate the plan, or do something a little different.
Here's what's going on:
When my remodel is finished, I'll be buying a 150g tank (48x24x30.) One of my friends gave me a brand new Fluval FX-6 canister filter. I also have a $150 gift card to PetSmart, so I could buy a second FX-6 for essentially half off. Initially, that was my plan, just run two of those guys.
But then I got to thinking... What if I also get a decent size refugium, like an Eshopps R-200, and combine it with an FX-6? This could be done in the following ways:
- Use the FX-6 to draw from the return chamber of the R-200, and pump the water up to the tank.
- Use the FX-6 to draw from the return chamber of the R-200, send it back to the refugium, and then use a standard pump to send it back up to the tank.
-Use the FX-6 to draw from the return chamber of the R-200, then connect the output directly to a standard pump, and have the pump send it back up to the tank (I'm already almost 100% certain that this wouldn't work, as I'm sure there's no good way to match the flow-rates of the pump and the FX-6.)
So that's kind of where I'm at. Either run two FX-6's, FX-6 + Refugium, or just a Refugium. In the case of the latter, as I see a lot of people just use a refugium or sump, where does all of the filtration come from? I'm sure this is a stupid question, but where do you put all the carbon, phos-ban, pads, polishers, bio-media, etc.? I know you can get separate reactors, but then how do you plumb all that with one pump?
Anyway, I know that was a whole lot... lol. I'm just really excited, and want to try to make the best setup possible. All ideas, advice, thoughts, and criticisms are welcome. Thanks in advance, and I'm happy to be here. =)
Long time lurker, finally making my first post. I've read a lot, and searched until my eyes bled, but I can't seem to find the answer I need. So I'm hoping for some help and advice. I'm not entirely "new," but I've been out of it for a few years now. I used to have a 75g reef tank, which I ran off of a Fluval 406 canister filter, hang on skimmer, and UV sterilizer, and it did fine, so I was hoping to either replicate the plan, or do something a little different.
Here's what's going on:
When my remodel is finished, I'll be buying a 150g tank (48x24x30.) One of my friends gave me a brand new Fluval FX-6 canister filter. I also have a $150 gift card to PetSmart, so I could buy a second FX-6 for essentially half off. Initially, that was my plan, just run two of those guys.
But then I got to thinking... What if I also get a decent size refugium, like an Eshopps R-200, and combine it with an FX-6? This could be done in the following ways:
- Use the FX-6 to draw from the return chamber of the R-200, and pump the water up to the tank.
- Use the FX-6 to draw from the return chamber of the R-200, send it back to the refugium, and then use a standard pump to send it back up to the tank.
-Use the FX-6 to draw from the return chamber of the R-200, then connect the output directly to a standard pump, and have the pump send it back up to the tank (I'm already almost 100% certain that this wouldn't work, as I'm sure there's no good way to match the flow-rates of the pump and the FX-6.)
So that's kind of where I'm at. Either run two FX-6's, FX-6 + Refugium, or just a Refugium. In the case of the latter, as I see a lot of people just use a refugium or sump, where does all of the filtration come from? I'm sure this is a stupid question, but where do you put all the carbon, phos-ban, pads, polishers, bio-media, etc.? I know you can get separate reactors, but then how do you plumb all that with one pump?
Anyway, I know that was a whole lot... lol. I'm just really excited, and want to try to make the best setup possible. All ideas, advice, thoughts, and criticisms are welcome. Thanks in advance, and I'm happy to be here. =)