Partitioning 30G tank into a refugium?

babyduke · 02/23/2010, 11:58 AM

I have a standard 30 gallon rectangular aquarium which I want to use as a refugium. It's 36" long.

1) When I partition them into 3 sections (protein skimmer, macro algae & return), do I section them equally or do I make certain section bigger than the other?

2) When using dividers, do I make the height identical or do they have to be different?

Fibinotchi · 02/23/2010, 12:22 PM

I would lay it out to fit your skimmer and return nicely and whatever you have lft use for refugium. Side note, I think a standard 30, or 29 gallon is 30 inches long so you may have a larger than 30 gallon sump.

john_blaze · 02/23/2010, 01:12 PM

This should point you in the right direction

http://www.melevsreef.com/what_sump.html

HTH

02/23/2010, 11:58 AM	#1
babyduke Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 210	Partitioning 30G tank into a refugium? I have a standard 30 gallon rectangular aquarium which I want to use as a refugium. It's 36" long. 1) When I partition them into 3 sections (protein skimmer, macro algae & return), do I section them equally or do I make certain section bigger than the other? 2) When using dividers, do I make the height identical or do they have to be different?

02/23/2010, 12:22 PM	#2
Fibinotchi Upstanding Citizen Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 650	I would lay it out to fit your skimmer and return nicely and whatever you have lft use for refugium. Side note, I think a standard 30, or 29 gallon is 30 inches long so you may have a larger than 30 gallon sump.

02/23/2010, 01:12 PM	#3
john_blaze Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the 619 Posts: 124	This should point you in the right direction http://www.melevsreef.com/what_sump.html HTH