How fast??

billwarren · 05/27/2008, 08:47 PM

I have a 300 gal reef tank and a 60 gallon refugium. How fast should the water be flowing thur the refugium? Someone told me the slower the better but running slow all of the plants are dieing.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Bill

Aquarist007 · 05/27/2008, 08:52 PM

The flow through your sump should be between 5-10 the total water column in gph and or match the output of your skimmer.
Depending on the use of the refugium then the flow can be anywhere from half that flow for filtration or about 1/8 that flow for developing pod populations

VisionsSS · 05/27/2008, 09:16 PM

Also Capn_hylinur, I believe I had read in your Fuge thread (below) that you recommended occationally boosting your fuge flow for a short period of time to keep things healthy.

Bill if you have not read this I would suggest it. Its a long thread but good reading. Gave me some great ideas on different Refugium Types and now I am certain that I would like more than one in my system.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...+good+bad+ugly

BeesGoneWild · 05/27/2008, 10:15 PM

Yeah that thread is a great thread.

05/27/2008, 08:47 PM	#1
billwarren Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wildomar CA Posts: 284	How fast?? I have a 300 gal reef tank and a 60 gallon refugium. How fast should the water be flowing thur the refugium? Someone told me the slower the better but running slow all of the plants are dieing. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks Bill

05/27/2008, 08:52 PM	#2
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	The flow through your sump should be between 5-10 the total water column in gph and or match the output of your skimmer. Depending on the use of the refugium then the flow can be anywhere from half that flow for filtration or about 1/8 that flow for developing pod populations __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

05/27/2008, 09:16 PM	#3
VisionsSS Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 146	Also Capn_hylinur, I believe I had read in your Fuge thread (below) that you recommended occationally boosting your fuge flow for a short period of time to keep things healthy. Bill if you have not read this I would suggest it. Its a long thread but good reading. Gave me some great ideas on different Refugium Types and now I am certain that I would like more than one in my system. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...+good+bad+ugly __________________ Visions Sound & Security GPS Northwest Current Tank Info: 45g soon to be FOWLR. Its all about "the filter guys.biz" RO/DI, sumps, fuges, ato, and Mangoves for aesthetics and the ladies

05/27/2008, 10:15 PM	#4
BeesGoneWild Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: North Eastern Pennsylvannia Posts: 1,064	Yeah that thread is a great thread.