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05/02/2007, 06:07 PM
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Location: Springdale
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Sump/Refuge ?
How do you determine size? I would like to do a combo sump/refuge.
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05/02/2007, 06:10 PM
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usually by available room
 I like 20-50% of display size myself
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05/02/2007, 06:20 PM
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Location: Springdale
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Is there a certain % to say how much is sump and how much is refuge?
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05/02/2007, 06:21 PM
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If I could I would have 100%-200% of my display. Unfortunatly, space is limited. So I usually do about 50% of the display
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05/02/2007, 06:25 PM
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thanks fareforce
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05/02/2007, 06:47 PM
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They call me EC
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Location: central Florida
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I have a 29 gl tank and a 55 gl sump/refuge. There are no deviding walls. All that is in the refuge is the skimmer, a dsb, and algae. I agree with the others. Set up the bigest refuge you have room for. I put one of those preformed ponds on my wifes tank as a refuge. The larger the refuge the less maintenance you have to do. It also increases the bioload you can put in the tank.
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05/02/2007, 07:47 PM
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I have a 75 display and a 29 gal sump/fuge pictures in my gallery
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