refuse question

njhadfield · 03/27/2011, 02:53 PM

have a eshopps 100 or 20 gallon sump which came with a sponge for micro bubbles but I know if I kept the sponge in the sump I nitrates could explode. So I but in some baffles but never thought about seperating the baffles out enought to put in a refusium. So,,,,I put cheato inbetween the baffles where the sponge would be and the cheato is doing great and now I am getting a very minor water fall effect, I am guessing from not having enough room to grow out, there growing towards each other basically forming another form of filtration. Phosphates are 0 because All water has to flow through the cheato. Is there anything wrong with this set up?

iamwrasseman · 03/27/2011, 03:07 PM

i would think you will be fine but you may want to install some eggcrate so it can't get pushed farther down the sump and clog your pump .

njhadfield · 03/27/2011, 04:09 PM

its sitting on eggcrate

iamwrasseman · 03/27/2011, 04:50 PM

awesome ,that will keep it contained just fine .

03/27/2011, 02:53 PM	#1
njhadfield Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: redmond oregon Posts: 50	refuse question have a eshopps 100 or 20 gallon sump which came with a sponge for micro bubbles but I know if I kept the sponge in the sump I nitrates could explode. So I but in some baffles but never thought about seperating the baffles out enought to put in a refusium. So,,,,I put cheato inbetween the baffles where the sponge would be and the cheato is doing great and now I am getting a very minor water fall effect, I am guessing from not having enough room to grow out, there growing towards each other basically forming another form of filtration. Phosphates are 0 because All water has to flow through the cheato. Is there anything wrong with this set up? __________________ Nathan Hadfield Current Tank Info: 90 gallon tall reef tank

03/27/2011, 03:07 PM	#2
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	i would think you will be fine but you may want to install some eggcrate so it can't get pushed farther down the sump and clog your pump . __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

03/27/2011, 04:09 PM	#3
njhadfield Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: redmond oregon Posts: 50	its sitting on eggcrate __________________ Nathan Hadfield Current Tank Info: 90 gallon tall reef tank

03/27/2011, 04:50 PM	#4
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	awesome ,that will keep it contained just fine . __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

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