Been out of the hobby for a while and I am doing my first Refugium/Deep sand bed in the sump for my new 150 gallon tank set-up. Purpose is nutrient export. Sump will have about 1100-1220 gph running through it. Plan on running just a 1 inch substrate in the tank of 2-5mm size. SPS corals, tunze streams reason for courser substrate.
My plan right now is to have a deep sand bed about 5-6" deep, area of 20" x 15" with chaeto algea in the sump
Question is 1) am i on the right track and 2)what type of substraight? Is it as simple as throwing in 80 pounds of CaribSea AragaMud and some Mineral mud and seeding it some live sand from various tanks to get it going?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
My plan right now is to have a deep sand bed about 5-6" deep, area of 20" x 15" with chaeto algea in the sump
Question is 1) am i on the right track and 2)what type of substraight? Is it as simple as throwing in 80 pounds of CaribSea AragaMud and some Mineral mud and seeding it some live sand from various tanks to get it going?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks