Refugium rock

Aquarist007 · 04/30/2007, 11:05 AM

How much live rock is needed in a 30 gal refugium. I just set it up with a good 4 inches of substrate and added 30 lbs of live rock I had in my sump for the last 4 months. I wondering if that rock could be more benefical back in the sump which gets the majority of the water flow from the tank.

papagimp · 04/30/2007, 11:43 AM

depends on what you are trying to accomplish with the rock in there and quality of rock. Adding more areobic bacteria for filtering may deter from the anerobic filtering going on.

As far as how much is needed....none is NEEDED, it's more preferencial than anything. The amount of rock and sand in the display portion should be sufficient to filter the tank. anything in the fuge is more for the benefits of pods/critters/ect. down there.

Aquarist007 · 04/30/2007, 12:05 PM

I've got 160lbs live rock in a 110gal.
The extra 25 lbs if sitting in the sump--is it still benefical to the tank its self?
Thanks

Kaiser Tang · 04/30/2007, 01:15 PM

More LR the better. Obviously, you don't want to over fill your tank. I've got about 175 lbs. of LR and 150 lbs. of LS in my 92 gal.

04/30/2007, 11:05 AM	#1
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	Refugium rock How much live rock is needed in a 30 gal refugium. I just set it up with a good 4 inches of substrate and added 30 lbs of live rock I had in my sump for the last 4 months. I wondering if that rock could be more benefical back in the sump which gets the majority of the water flow from the tank. __________________ 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

04/30/2007, 11:43 AM	#2
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	depends on what you are trying to accomplish with the rock in there and quality of rock. Adding more areobic bacteria for filtering may deter from the anerobic filtering going on. As far as how much is needed....none is NEEDED, it's more preferencial than anything. The amount of rock and sand in the display portion should be sufficient to filter the tank. anything in the fuge is more for the benefits of pods/critters/ect. down there. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

04/30/2007, 12:05 PM	#3
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	I've got 160lbs live rock in a 110gal. The extra 25 lbs if sitting in the sump--is it still benefical to the tank its self? Thanks __________________ 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

04/30/2007, 01:15 PM	#4
Kaiser Tang Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 1,314	More LR the better. Obviously, you don't want to over fill your tank. I've got about 175 lbs. of LR and 150 lbs. of LS in my 92 gal. __________________ "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: Marineland 150 XH Reef w/ 55 AGA Sump, Oceans Motions Super Squirt, Ecotech Marine Vortech, Current Prime 1/3 hp Chiller, 200 lbs. LR, 175 lbs. LS, 800 watts PFO MH and 440 watts IceCap VHO. Softies, LPS, and Clams!