K, well I went and bought some 1/4" plexiglass and cut it 7 inches high and then drilled some holes in it. I placed it lengthwise across the front of the sump and its about 5 inches wide. I tried to put most of the sand in it. The pump is pretty much free of sand and I put a sponge filter right on the intake. I need to drill more holes I think, but this should hopefully work?
sump as a refugium
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Lynn:
<strong>So I just pour the aragonite right in with the skimmer and pump and uv unit? doesn't seem right, but I'll do it!</strong><hr></blockquote>
UV Unit? As in a UV Sterilizer?
I may be wrong, but logic would dictate that a UV Sterilizer would kill off some of the goodies that come with a refugium. Microcrustaceans may survive a trip through the impeller, but the UV is pretty deadly.
<strong>So I just pour the aragonite right in with the skimmer and pump and uv unit? doesn't seem right, but I'll do it!</strong><hr></blockquote>
UV Unit? As in a UV Sterilizer?
I may be wrong, but logic would dictate that a UV Sterilizer would kill off some of the goodies that come with a refugium. Microcrustaceans may survive a trip through the impeller, but the UV is pretty deadly.
I had a 55 gal rubbermaid sump/refugium. It had 4in. sandbed. No baffles, but only used an Iwaki 20, as a return. I placed a piece of eggcrate on the sand and sat my Euroreef & Eheim pump on the eggcrate. No problems with that set-up.
I never ran lights, just a deep sandbed. When I ran algae & corals in the sump also, I removed the skimmer.
I never ran lights, just a deep sandbed. When I ran algae & corals in the sump also, I removed the skimmer.
Yeah I have a euroreef skimmer with a sedra 5000 pump. (don't have the pump yet, as the first one came with a crack and I sent it back and am still waiting for the replacement) Are you saying that I can't have any sand near it??
And Tangirl this is ultra fun!!! can't believe how much time a person can spend...just diddeling with it! Hubby thinks I've lost it (well maybe he always has!!) but when the liverock came in the other day..I got up at 4 a.m. and rearranged that stuff all day!! When he phoned that afternoon and asked what I was up to....I told him I was playing with my rocks!!LOL
thanks again you guys for all your help, couldn't have done this without you!!!
And Tangirl this is ultra fun!!! can't believe how much time a person can spend...just diddeling with it! Hubby thinks I've lost it (well maybe he always has!!) but when the liverock came in the other day..I got up at 4 a.m. and rearranged that stuff all day!! When he phoned that afternoon and asked what I was up to....I told him I was playing with my rocks!!LOL
thanks again you guys for all your help, couldn't have done this without you!!!
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Lynn:
<strong>And Tangirl this is ultra fun!!! can't believe how much time a person can spend...just diddeling with it! Hubby thinks I've lost it (well maybe he always has!!) but when the liverock came in the other day..I got up at 4 a.m. and rearranged that stuff all day!! When he phoned that afternoon and asked what I was up to....I told him I was playing with my rocks!!LOL
thanks again you guys for all your help, couldn't have done this without you!!!
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heheh - ayup, yup, yup. Let us know how you feel in a couple months.
<strong>And Tangirl this is ultra fun!!! can't believe how much time a person can spend...just diddeling with it! Hubby thinks I've lost it (well maybe he always has!!) but when the liverock came in the other day..I got up at 4 a.m. and rearranged that stuff all day!! When he phoned that afternoon and asked what I was up to....I told him I was playing with my rocks!!LOL
thanks again you guys for all your help, couldn't have done this without you!!!
heheh - ayup, yup, yup. Let us know how you feel in a couple months.
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Lynn:
<strong>Hubby thinks I've lost it</strong><hr></blockquote>
For your info, I think most of us have already lost it. However, I now believes we are normal and all others seems like nuts by not understanding it.
<strong>Hubby thinks I've lost it</strong><hr></blockquote>
For your info, I think most of us have already lost it. However, I now believes we are normal and all others seems like nuts by not understanding it.
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Lynn:
<strong>Yeah I have a euroreef skimmer with a sedra 5000 pump. (don't have the pump yet, as the first one came with a crack and I sent it back and am still waiting for the replacement) Are you saying that I can't have any sand near it??
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Yes, make sure no sand can get anywhere near the skimmer pump.
<strong>Yeah I have a euroreef skimmer with a sedra 5000 pump. (don't have the pump yet, as the first one came with a crack and I sent it back and am still waiting for the replacement) Are you saying that I can't have any sand near it??
</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yes, make sure no sand can get anywhere near the skimmer pump.
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