live rock in sump.

[tbettis]

i plan on using 100 lbs of fiji live rock in my 75 gallon reef tank. would it be nessesary to have live rock in a sump too, or will the 100lbs be enough to keep parimeters down. i have the cpr294 biofilter but i was wondering about the biomedia that came with it. do i just need to remove it altogether. please help

 

[BucNtears]

Tagging along ,Will the sump have a light on it ?

 

[tbettis]

i guess so. what will lights have to do with it

 

[gfk]

if there is liverock in it it no longer is a sump but would be a refugium.

i believe the liverock needs light to stay "alive" so you might as well just put it all in your display unless you want to add a light and some live sand, and plants or something to the fuge (refugium)

 

[tbettis]

oh ok. i got cha

 

[NorthernCF]

Need more info on what you plan on putting in your display, what kind of lights you have ect... might want to try posting in the new reefers forum.

 

[reefD]

you mind as well make a sump/'fuge...its the best of both worlds. I have mine on power compacts 24/7 . and lr,ls,and macro. its great for exporting nutrients and has tons of pods and other critters living in there.