AIO Refugium or Skimmer

[tlips]

Hey everyone,

im almost done getting everything I need for my 40 gallon breeder tank. I will be using a Fiji cube aio kit. I was wondering what would be better. Put a skimmer inside the AIO or do a refugium inside the AIO second chamber. I appreciate any advice

 

[Terri Caton]

Depends on what you are going to put in the tank. If fish - skimmer. If only corals - refugium.

 

[tlips]

Depends on what you are going to put in the tank. If fish - skimmer. If only corals - refugium.

What if I plan on doing both?

 

[Terri Caton]

I'd do a skimmer. Fish make a lot of waste. The space you have for a refugium in a AIO is really small and probably won't make much of a difference.