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10/21/2010, 08:38 AM | #1 |
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Display drain split into sump and refugium
I have a 120 gallon display tank and a 35 gallon rock refugium. I'm considering splitting the tank outflow to the sump/skimmer and refugium so the display water gets both forms of filtration, thoughts? I will use ball valves to fine tube both ends
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10/21/2010, 11:23 AM | #2 |
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A refugium is not a form of filtration, but there's nothing wrong with splitting the drain provided they both end up in the same area to be returned by a single pump.
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10/21/2010, 11:30 AM | #3 |
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[;17814874]A refugium is not a form of filtration, but there's nothing wrong with splitting the drain provided they both end up in the same area to be returned by a single pump.
Jeff[/QUOTE] The live rock and cheto and DSB are not filtration? |
10/21/2010, 11:41 AM | #4 |
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First off, I like the idea much better than teeing of the retun and I am using it as part of my 40 breeder design. In reguards to Jeffs' comment I think he meant to say that a refugiums main purpose isn't filtration but to house plants/animals to help your evironment and that secondairly, yes, it is a form of filtration.
When you make you design I would love to see your end result. I am planning on using a 45 or 90 degree split, I havent decided, with valves to control noise levels and flow to the refugium section. |
10/21/2010, 12:40 PM | #5 |
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i've run a split drain for a couple years now with no issues. I keep the skimmer valve wide open & close off the refuge flow to probably 10-20%. Seems to work well.
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10/21/2010, 12:52 PM | #6 |
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That's an interesting concept. What use to think a refugium has?
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10/22/2010, 10:51 AM | #8 |
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Ya, the refuge will definitely become a detritus trap is going bare bottom. Had that problem. Solved it with a 3-4" fine sand bed & some live rock rubble. I keep about a dozen small snails & one turbo in there. I use the rubble for frag plugs as needed. Has actually worked out pretty well.
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04/23/2015, 09:40 AM | #9 |
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I have my split with gate valves. Hopefully your display tank has an emergency overflow pipe or be very careful adjusting the overflow.
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I'd be hesitant to put any kind of valve on a drain line (which you'd have to do to split/control flow from the drain), unless there was at least 1 emergency dry drain line as backup.
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he's probably got ALL the kinks out by now.. or tossed the tank...seeing how that was posted 5 years ago .
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