how much flow in ym refugium>?

[tony45power]

i read so much on refugiums i got lost and confused on how much flow i shoiuld have in the fuge.

should i pipe my return so the water drains into the bottom, of the refugium not the top?

should i have very little water draing into the refugium and a power head or just have all my flow from the drainni the refugium?
its like 50 gallon refugium


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[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12258079#post12258079 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tony45power
i read so much on refugiums i got lost and confused on how much flow i shoiuld have in the fuge.

should i pipe my return so the water drains into the bottom, of the refugium not the top?

should i have very little water draing into the refugium and a power head or just have all my flow from the drainni the refugium?
its like 50 gallon refugium


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nice setup the flow depends on two factors
if using the fuge for producing a greater number and variety of copopods then the flow should be very flow----about 1/8 as the flow through the sump itself

if using the fuge for nitrate and phosphate reduction then you want a much higher flow through it so more of the water column is exposed to the chaeto.

Have you read the material on this thread---would love you to post the above picture there

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1349443