Sump + Refugium

[Uriel]

Is this an ok design for my sump ?

 

[-Nemo-]

Nearly the same design as my sump haha. I'm a fan

 

[woody88]

Is this an ok design for my sump ?

Your windows paint skills are good mate! Lol

Is that green blob meant to be the cheatomorpha?

Anyway sump design looks good IMO! What about the skimmer, heater etc? Any reactors?

You going for the 1" sand bed or a DSB

 

[Uriel]

Yeah green blob is cheato

Skimmer i will probably have to run HOB of either sump or tank as I've found I don't have enough space to fit my MCE 600 in the sump. As there is only about 7" clearance above it and MCE 600 requires 1ft clearance to empty.

I was going to go for shallow sand bed as I heard DSB can cause issues down the line and 1" mineral mud + 1" Sand should supply a similar anerobic enviroment. and mineral mud is supposed to really promote cheato growth.

Heaters will probably end up in Inlet area as this will have massive flow and is away from any live stock.

Trying to avoid reactors but will probably end up running rowaphos or similar.

 

[woody88]

Yeah green blob is cheato

Skimmer i will probably have to run HOB of either sump or tank as I've found I don't have enough space to fit my MCE 600 in the sump. As there is only about 7" clearance above it and MCE 600 requires 1ft clearance to empty.

I was going to go for shallow sand bed as I heard DSB can cause issues down the line and 1" mineral mud + 1" Sand should supply a similar anerobic enviroment. and mineral mud is supposed to really promote cheato growth.

Heaters will probably end up in Inlet area as this will have massive flow and is away from any live stock.

Trying to avoid reactors but will probably end up running rowaphos or similar.

Do you mean miracle mud? Or is actually called mineral mud as I ain't heard of that!

Regarding the reactor, you want need phosphate remover as the cheato will take care of that.

You could run calcium tho to help with any future coral u might have.

Prob better off going with 1" sand bed as I also have heard that over time they can cause probs.

Overall. All sounds good mate.

 

[-Nemo-]

Mineral mud is great stuff for macros