LF Advice On Sump Refugium Layout

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I really want to put a refugium in my sump area, but I've got a space issue.

I've got a 425XL Reefer and I'm thinking of getting a baffle kit like the one in the picture below. The only issue is I've plumbed in a manifold along the back that has two reactors hovering inches above the water in the sump. Meaning I can't put my skimmer in the back because it's too tall, it will have to set up front.

Essentially my question is, looking at the picture below as an example could I swap the refugium area and the skimmer placement? Have my skimmer sitting in the front area of the baffle and stick the refugium in the back area.

Before I commit to this I want to ask people with experience, am I missing something that would cause this not to work as expected, or be inefficient in some way?


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I have the Reefer 425xl and my fuge is set up exactly like the picture you posted. I also had 2 reactors similar to you but cut one out and stacked my carbon and GFO so they fit in one reactor.
 

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