Refugiums: Do's, don'ts, and what to look for.

[DesertReefT4r]

My luck using a chaeto fuge has always been good. Never had any issues with flow, lighting or growing macro. I have never ran a large fuge just a small section of diy sumps and nutrient control was effective. My current and/new setup has a fuge but I ended up making it on the small side due to size and space constraints. After all my time reefing I would suggest the largest fuge possible, space and budget are limiting factors here. The most lighting possible, PC, T5, MH, LED all work very well 3-8k being the best spectrum for macro growth. Flow should be moderate and steady in a fuge. I prefer moderate flow from one end of the fuge to the other.

 

[Chef Tommy]

I added a display refugium a few months ago out of a 7.5 cube. It's plumbed from a manifold and drains back to skimmer section. I have a AI Prime HD lighting it and it's been doing well.

 

[LovesDogs_CatsRokay]

Does anyone run a chaeto fuge in a reefer 350 sump? I’d like to but it doesn’t seem like there’s enough space. The skimmer takes up so much of it.

 

[MoKan Reefer]

I personally love the way I did my remote refugium on my 150. Most people don't have the 4' tall stand I have but here is the link to the thread for how I did everything.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/the-road-to-and-progression-of-my-5-150.405137/

 

[Maxwell Long]

Does anyone run a chaeto fuge in a reefer 350 sump? I’d like to but it doesn’t seem like there’s enough space. The skimmer takes up so much of it.

It ended up not being big enough so I added a bigger one in the right compartment

 

[sprouseod]

Does anyone run a chaeto fuge in a reefer 350 sump? I’d like to but it doesn’t seem like there’s enough space. The skimmer takes up so much of it.

I've got a RSR 350. After some research I opted for a Crystal Reef sump specifically for the 350. It has a large refugium area.