Microalgea Fuge in BB systems, good or bad?

[Laakmann]

I know my next tank will be BB and I am debating over wether or not to put a fuge on the tank for nutrient export via micro algea and for pods. My conflict is that the whole BB theory (in my understanding) is about keeping wastes in the water so that they may be skimmed out. Well isnt putting a seperate tank filled with cheato and maybe a little LR a nutrient sink where waste will get trapped and produce nitrate and phosphate?

Thoughts on wether I refugium is an overall good force or a negitive force?

 

[newrossman]

Hi,

Yes and no, Standard reply to a reef Q's. LOL

The idea with external DSB/FUGE is that if you section it out you can replace small amounts when needed and not disrupt the display.
I have a 130 with a 55 below as a sump/dump, bits of everything in it, and over time it seems to have got it own balance. I have 3 skimmer (Yes 3 abit over kill) but even with them you wont ever take all the gung out of water, but with dsb/micro/macro and mangrove (said it was a dump).
The trick is working which sequence do the go in. Still working on that but as the moment it's
8" x 12" x 12 " DSB/Rubble (2 skimmer) -> Mangrove (with micro) -> pond filter pad (just cleans up water) and then some LR and macro with a skimmer with UV (Last full clean up but uv on only 12 hours during day), ohh and ozone 15m every 4 hours.

And it looks like a swamp and i guess it's more a lagoon. But my water is perfect and even some pods pass through to feed the display, no alot but enough.

 

[ADA33]

Pics? Sounds similiar to what I would like to set up on my next tank