Sea Life Systems Reef Master Refugium/Sump

~reefchik~ · 08/25/2009, 04:16 PM

I'm having a hard time figuring out a few details of setting this thing up.

I have the RM300:

Overall Dimensions: 36” L X 12” W X 20” H
Refugium Chamber: 16” L X 11 ½” W X 17” H
Sump Area: 15” L X 11 ½” W X 15” H
Lighting: 52 watts
Flow Rate: 900 gph
Number of Inputs: Two

I've also got a new Eshopps PF-1000 dual overflow to go with it.

I guess most would ditch the bio-balls in the first chamber, correct? Replace with what? LR rubble?

Then there's the refugium section. I have mud and live sand from an established small reef tank that will go in there, plus some chaeto and other macroalgaes stuck to a few pieces of live rock.

The next section is sponge which I guess is a bubble reducer, but won't that thing catch and filter out any pods that I might want to get back into the main display tank? Or how about the return pump, do they survive that ride? And eventually putting a skimmer in there, doesn't that eliminate the possibility of getting pods back into the display tank?

Was I dreaming when I thought that raising pods in the refugium would end up back in the main tank?

08/25/2009, 04:16 PM	#1
~reefchik~ Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 155	Sea Life Systems Reef Master Refugium/Sump I'm having a hard time figuring out a few details of setting this thing up. I have the RM300: Overall Dimensions: 36” L X 12” W X 20” H Refugium Chamber: 16” L X 11 ½” W X 17” H Sump Area: 15” L X 11 ½” W X 15” H Lighting: 52 watts Flow Rate: 900 gph Number of Inputs: Two I've also got a new Eshopps PF-1000 dual overflow to go with it. I guess most would ditch the bio-balls in the first chamber, correct? Replace with what? LR rubble? Then there's the refugium section. I have mud and live sand from an established small reef tank that will go in there, plus some chaeto and other macroalgaes stuck to a few pieces of live rock. The next section is sponge which I guess is a bubble reducer, but won't that thing catch and filter out any pods that I might want to get back into the main display tank? Or how about the return pump, do they survive that ride? And eventually putting a skimmer in there, doesn't that eliminate the possibility of getting pods back into the display tank? Was I dreaming when I thought that raising pods in the refugium would end up back in the main tank?