RioReefr
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I have 32G All-in-One (simliar to a JBJ). I have had good success with phtoplankton and copepods, so I would like to setup an external 5G refugium to make my own.
This would be a DIY Refugium as I can get a small tank for basically nothing. I was going to make some acrylic baffles and make it similar to the attached photos.
I am not sure about how to control the water flow, however. (I do not want to drill any holes in the all-in-one tank).
I would not want to drop/raise water level too much in either the All-In-One or Refugium.
I was looking at buying 2 x Rio Plus 600 Aqua Pumps (rated @ 200 GPH, can push water up to 4ft).
Pump #1 would draw the water out the third chamber after the Protein Skimmer in the all-in-one.
Pump #2 would return the water out of refugium to the fourth chamber in the all-in-one (which returns the water to the main DT).
Do I even need Pump#1 or just allow Pump#2 to create a siphon?
Is 200 GPH too much or too little?
What kind of fail-safes do I need to put in place in case the pump(s) fail?
This would be a DIY Refugium as I can get a small tank for basically nothing. I was going to make some acrylic baffles and make it similar to the attached photos.
I am not sure about how to control the water flow, however. (I do not want to drill any holes in the all-in-one tank).
I would not want to drop/raise water level too much in either the All-In-One or Refugium.
I was looking at buying 2 x Rio Plus 600 Aqua Pumps (rated @ 200 GPH, can push water up to 4ft).
Pump #1 would draw the water out the third chamber after the Protein Skimmer in the all-in-one.
Pump #2 would return the water out of refugium to the fourth chamber in the all-in-one (which returns the water to the main DT).
Do I even need Pump#1 or just allow Pump#2 to create a siphon?
Is 200 GPH too much or too little?
What kind of fail-safes do I need to put in place in case the pump(s) fail?