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Unread 03/10/2019, 01:30 PM   #8
Michael Hoaster
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That looks cool! The symmetry of the cascading sumps is nice. Also, way more complicated than anything I would consider. But I'm a simpleton. If your inner Rube Goldberg is starved for attention, that ought to do it. Consider editing it down to the essential elements. For starters, you could replace one half of it with straight plumbing. On the other hand, wouldn't it be great to have all that refugium space? But it's a lot of tanks and a lot of plumbing what-ifs.

I like simple. After all, I'm the guy with an all in one, 180 gallon, display refugium.

You seem to be really enjoying your journey in the hobby! I'm very impressed with the knowledge you've assimilated in what, a year now? You've jumped in with gusto! I've enjoyed following your progress, and learned from it.

If you're using the refugium to house pods to feed your tank, the best place to put it is OVER the display, so it can gravity feed, keeping the pods alive. In this design, pods have to go through pumps to get to the display.

Some thoughts. Best of luck with it!


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