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Originally posted by reef_research
Great job!
What are the biggest pro's/con's to having such a proportionally large sump?
Sorry for the questions,
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I'm not John but I'm also planning on a large Sump system. As far as know the only drawback is cost wich is actually minimal compared to other items.
Pro's
First off the larger the total water column the more stable everything is and when you get changes they are usually much slower.
I'n my system I'm giong with a 70 galloon Refugium on a 120 gallon display tank. The refugium is a great ade in the consumption of different nitrogen molicules, and phosphates. Besides that it can be a great source of microganism to feed your system with.
I have read some older books where individuals had huge Refugiums/sumps and were successful even without protein skimmers.