Splitting up the Reefer 170 sump upgrade

[Sharkbait13]

Hello!
I recently received a Red Sea 170, would love to do a skimmer refugium combo. I’m a bit confused on how I should go about doing that. However, I understand that people make it work with smaller skimmers, but would I do best if I made a smaller refugium so I could get a larger skimmer? I want to get 2 captive bred mandarin dragonets and I want to make sure they’re in the best environment they can be in. Any advice is greatly appreciated in advance and I hope you’re having a wonderful day.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Hmmm. Help me understand what your wanting to do... a skimmer and fuge in the same compartment?
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

-Eggcrate to help separate the areas.
-A hob fuge or hang in tank.
-a whole nother tank for the fuge to completely separate them. It can be in sump but would need a water feed pump.
U could set it higher than the sump and it could gravity drain to your sump or u can get a rimless tank and just let it overflow with low flow.
My thoughts.
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[Sharkbait13]

-Eggcrate to help separate the areas.
-A hob fuge or hang in tank.
-a whole nother tank for the fuge to completely separate them. It can be in sump but would need a water feed pump.
U could set it higher than the sump and it could gravity drain to your sump or u can get a rimless tank and just let it overflow with low flow.
My thoughts.
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Those are awesome ideas!!! Would the egg crate keep the pods in? This is my first sump system so I apologize