Help adding a sump/refuge to my main tank

reef120 · 05-10-2001, 11:25 AM

I wnat to add a sump/refuge to my existing 120 reef tank but not sure how to cycle the refuge. Do I just fill it with RO water and bring the levels up as close to my main tank such as my calcium,salinity,ph and start the return pump after I have added the sand and live rock? Or do I place a power head in the refuge and let the water cycle once added live lock ,sand and levels to match the tank and let the refuge run for a few weeks then start the return pump back to the main tank.

reef120

clown-t · 05-10-2001, 12:40 PM

when i added mine i had to remove my bio-balls from my old sump first. when they were all gone i bought cured lr and ls from pa and all at once i remove old sump and added my sump/refugium.

[This message has been edited by clown-t (edited 05-10-2001).]

05-10-2001, 11:25 AM	#1
reef120 Citizen Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ypsilanti,Michigan Posts: 224	Help adding a sump/refuge to my main tank I wnat to add a sump/refuge to my existing 120 reef tank but not sure how to cycle the refuge. Do I just fill it with RO water and bring the levels up as close to my main tank such as my calcium,salinity,ph and start the return pump after I have added the sand and live rock? Or do I place a power head in the refuge and let the water cycle once added live lock ,sand and levels to match the tank and let the refuge run for a few weeks then start the return pump back to the main tank. reef120

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05-10-2001, 12:40 PM	#2
clown-t Citizen Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: greenfield in usa Posts: 206	when i added mine i had to remove my bio-balls from my old sump first. when they were all gone i bought cured lr and ls from pa and all at once i remove old sump and added my sump/refugium. [This message has been edited by clown-t (edited 05-10-2001).]

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