Sump/Refugium Question

Sinclair9 · 08/22/2006, 08:24 PM

I am installing a new sump with a refugium, the flow will go

skimmer -> return -> refugium

With a small amount of water going to the refugium. I plan on placing the heater and all probes in the return zone. Will this be ok? If I place a heater in the return zone, will I need a seperate heater for the refugium since such small of a flow is going through it?

slant77 · 08/24/2006, 09:22 PM

that is how i have mine set up works just fine

mg426 · 08/24/2006, 10:13 PM

I use skimmer> fuge>return and it works fine, either way wil be fine.

08/22/2006, 08:24 PM	#1
Sinclair9 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 77	Sump/Refugium Question I am installing a new sump with a refugium, the flow will go skimmer -> return -> refugium With a small amount of water going to the refugium. I plan on placing the heater and all probes in the return zone. Will this be ok? If I place a heater in the return zone, will I need a seperate heater for the refugium since such small of a flow is going through it?

08/24/2006, 10:13 PM	#3
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	I use skimmer> fuge>return and it works fine, either way wil be fine. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

08/24/2006, 09:22 PM	#2
slant77 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 611	that is how i have mine set up works just fine