Sump/refugium

newly salted · 12/24/2007, 05:55 AM

ALLRIGHT HERES THE QUESTION. I WANT TO BUILD A SUMP/REFUGIUM, WENT TO A FEW LOCAL FISH STORES TO GET IDEAS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF BAFFLES. IF I USE A FILTER SOCK ON INTAKE, EGGCRATE WITH SOME FOAM TO ELIMINATE BUBBLES TO SEPERATE RETURN PUMP. WHY DO I HAVE TO HAVE ALL THOSE BAFFLES, THAT EVERYONE SAYS I NEED?

MalHavoc · 12/24/2007, 06:12 AM

First, turn off your caps lock. It's impolite.

Baffles are used to create partitions in the sump so you can do different things with different areas. You might have a low flow area for a refugium, and a separate compartment for a protein skimmer. Baffles also help eliminate bubbles.

chris wright · 12/24/2007, 07:05 AM

Check out this site mate, very helpful,

Melevsreef/index.html

HTH

Cheers

Chris

jadeguppy · 12/24/2007, 07:15 AM

Yes, caps need to go. Filter socks can be a problem for a fuge. They will often catch pods. The also need changed on a very regular basis or they become a water quality problem. Personally, one reason for a fuge is to provide pods to the main tank. Anything that removes them from this system is not wanted imo.

jadeguppy · 12/24/2007, 07:17 AM

Here is a great thread about fuges.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1258724

riley290 · 12/24/2007, 09:47 AM

to keep you from reading the links, here's the cliff's notes.

Baffles work to seperate sections.
A protein skimmer in a partitioned space will work much more efficiently than one in an open sump.
Many people use filter socks as bubble and detritus removal and many people have problems with them as their maintenance falls off.
Glass (or acrylic) panes and a tube of silicon is cheap and allows you to customize what you want out of your sump, now go check out some of those pics and designs you like and get building.

12/24/2007, 05:55 AM	#1
newly salted Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Jim Thorpe, PA. Posts: 8	Sump/refugium ALLRIGHT HERES THE QUESTION. I WANT TO BUILD A SUMP/REFUGIUM, WENT TO A FEW LOCAL FISH STORES TO GET IDEAS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF BAFFLES. IF I USE A FILTER SOCK ON INTAKE, EGGCRATE WITH SOME FOAM TO ELIMINATE BUBBLES TO SEPERATE RETURN PUMP. WHY DO I HAVE TO HAVE ALL THOSE BAFFLES, THAT EVERYONE SAYS I NEED?

12/24/2007, 06:12 AM	#2
MalHavoc Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 10,850	First, turn off your caps lock. It's impolite. Baffles are used to create partitions in the sump so you can do different things with different areas. You might have a low flow area for a refugium, and a separate compartment for a protein skimmer. Baffles also help eliminate bubbles. __________________ Jason "Empathy, he once had decided, must be limited to herbivores or anyhow omnivores who could depart from a meat diet. Because, ultimately, the empathic gift blurred the boundaries between hunter and victim, between the successful and the defeated." -- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K Dick

12/24/2007, 07:05 AM	#3
chris wright Moved On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Orange Australia Posts: 835	Check out this site mate, very helpful, Melevsreef/index.html HTH Cheers Chris

12/24/2007, 07:15 AM	#4
jadeguppy Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: nw Florida Posts: 2,611	Yes, caps need to go. Filter socks can be a problem for a fuge. They will often catch pods. The also need changed on a very regular basis or they become a water quality problem. Personally, one reason for a fuge is to provide pods to the main tank. Anything that removes them from this system is not wanted imo.

12/24/2007, 07:17 AM	#5
jadeguppy Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: nw Florida Posts: 2,611	Here is a great thread about fuges. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1258724

12/24/2007, 09:47 AM	#6
riley290 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 167	to keep you from reading the links, here's the cliff's notes. Baffles work to seperate sections. A protein skimmer in a partitioned space will work much more efficiently than one in an open sump. Many people use filter socks as bubble and detritus removal and many people have problems with them as their maintenance falls off. Glass (or acrylic) panes and a tube of silicon is cheap and allows you to customize what you want out of your sump, now go check out some of those pics and designs you like and get building.