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Wanting to build my own sump/refugium

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Ok everyone this is my first post. My name is Larry and I am setting up a 150g mixed reef tank. I have decided to DIY some of the if the things I need for the tank, ie the stand, canopy and sump. I have already started on the stand, I am building a steel frame stand covered in wood. I am waiting for quotes on getting it powder coated, and while I wait I want to get started on the sump. I am using a 40g breeder with the dims of 36 x 18 x 16 as my sump and using a ASM G3 skimmer which has a footprint of 11 x 12. I would also like to include a refugium into this sump.

It would be wonderfull ifi someone could answer some questions and comment on my design.

1. Can you install acrylic baffles into a glass tank, if yes how is it done?
2. What is the correct spacing for baffles?
3. What is the best flow setup for a sump with a refugium -
skimmer, refugium, return -
refugium, return, skimmer, if this is the best one what is the best way to set up the drain?

Sump desig

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Updated 02-24-2011 at 01:15 AM by melev

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  1. bbandu's Avatar
    ok so I should just use 1 divider on the refugium side
  2. pepper'scove's Avatar
    Yeah, that's my personal opinion. Especially since I never had microbubbles in there (except for a few days at the very beginning when the plumbing was breaking in.
  3. DJ in WV's Avatar
    you would probably want a tower or some thing to keep the in coming water from blowing to substrate around maybe with holes half way up
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