refugium plumbing

speedingredline · 01/27/2006, 02:29 AM

Would somebody please explain to me how a refugium gets plumbed into a system with a sump. I am in the process of planning/purchasing my parts for a 280ish gallon reef. I have been reading high and low but have not come up with the answer. I was intially avoiding the refugium but decided to add one after all. But after much searching I have yet to find a solid answer as to how plumb it on to the sump. The plan is a lifereef lf1-300 berlin system, with an insump skimmer, and probably a calcium reactor as well, but how would a refugium get plumbed in?

reefD · 01/27/2006, 02:31 AM

gravity feeds and a pump returns.

speedingredline · 01/27/2006, 02:47 AM

thanks that clears it all up form me! LOL

reefD · 01/27/2006, 03:07 AM

my bad i was being funny. honestly the drain from display is from a pre drilled hole or in your case you need an over flow box. this sit in your tank and collects water as a u tube syphones it out to a drain box outside the tank. this fills and drains to sump. its better understood seen. do a search for over flow boxes.

01/27/2006, 02:29 AM	#1
speedingredline Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Willow Spring,NC Posts: 213	refugium plumbing Would somebody please explain to me how a refugium gets plumbed into a system with a sump. I am in the process of planning/purchasing my parts for a 280ish gallon reef. I have been reading high and low but have not come up with the answer. I was intially avoiding the refugium but decided to add one after all. But after much searching I have yet to find a solid answer as to how plumb it on to the sump. The plan is a lifereef lf1-300 berlin system, with an insump skimmer, and probably a calcium reactor as well, but how would a refugium get plumbed in?

01/27/2006, 02:31 AM	#2
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	gravity feeds and a pump returns. __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

01/27/2006, 03:07 AM	#4
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	my bad i was being funny. honestly the drain from display is from a pre drilled hole or in your case you need an over flow box. this sit in your tank and collects water as a u tube syphones it out to a drain box outside the tank. this fills and drains to sump. its better understood seen. do a search for over flow boxes. __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

01/27/2006, 02:47 AM	#3
speedingredline Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Willow Spring,NC Posts: 213	thanks that clears it all up form me! LOL