fuge section in sump.

[DevilBoy]

If you are too put a fuge section in your sump, how are you suppose to supply water to the section? Should you "t" off your tank drain to the fuge, or should you just "t" off your return line to the fuge?

 

[RocketEngineer]

I would tee off the return line because by that point the water in the sump has had some time to settle out the larger particles. You only want the disolved nutrients going to the refugium. The larger particles should be taken out by the skimmer.

RocketEngineer

 

[herostar]

My sump has three sections.

Left - Drain from display and skimmer
Center - Refugium and heater
Right - Return pump

I just let the water flow through the center section, works pretty well.

 

[sslak]

My sump has three sections.

Left - Drain from display and skimmer
Center - Refugium and heater
Right - Return pump

I just let the water flow through the center section, works pretty well.

Same. It simplifies things. Also, once you put sand and rock and a big ball of macro algae in there, most of the flow in my fuge goes across the top, the path of least resistance, leaving the lower portion as a "low flow" area.

 

[footballdude2k3]

My sump has three sections.

Left - Drain from display and skimmer
Center - Refugium and heater
Right - Return pump

I just let the water flow through the center section, works pretty well.

i dont have a sump for my 20, but with the 40 build that i am doing my 20 will become my sump and this is how i will be setting it up too