Refugium question

simion3 · 07/21/2006, 01:41 PM

Is it better to drain raw water from the display into the refugium then skim the water draining from the refuge or is it better to feed the refuge from the display return pump or other seperate pump and skim just the raw water from the display?

rustybucket145 · 07/21/2006, 01:49 PM

Many suggest skimming the water before the fuge. I have mine split where half of the water goes into the skimmer and the rest goes in the sump then mixed with the skimmed water and then pumped into the fuge and main tank.

scumonkey · 07/21/2006, 01:53 PM

skimming water from the fuge not good for pods?!?!

07/21/2006, 01:41 PM	#1
simion3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 238	Refugium question Is it better to drain raw water from the display into the refugium then skim the water draining from the refuge or is it better to feed the refuge from the display return pump or other seperate pump and skim just the raw water from the display?

07/21/2006, 01:49 PM	#2
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	Many suggest skimming the water before the fuge. I have mine split where half of the water goes into the skimmer and the rest goes in the sump then mixed with the skimmed water and then pumped into the fuge and main tank. __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

07/21/2006, 01:53 PM	#3
scumonkey Moved On Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NYC NY Posts: 467	skimming water from the fuge not good for pods?!?!