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12-19-2001, 05:56 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Torrance, CA
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Flow through a refugium
I was just wondering what kind of water flow everyone here has going through their refugiums.
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12-19-2001, 09:30 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Bakersfield, CA
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Refugiums are designed as a refuge for micro fauna to proliferate and in a sense feed the display; therefore, a circular loop is implied, in from the display/sump and out to either.
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12-19-2001, 09:49 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: SanDiego
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I run one UL rio 180 from the sump of my system to my 5 gallon refugium. Its a low flow, I wouldnt want all that getting stirred up. Works great for me. Id go the lowest flow that still keeps the water circulating nicely.
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12-20-2001, 11:07 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Forney Texas USA
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SupaJSK,
The flow rate through the refugium is very much dependent on the physical layout and size of the refugium itself. My last 180-gallon system used a MAG 1200 return pump, which with plumbing losses, worked out to about 1000 gallons per hour, or about 5.5 X. Because of the baffles and relative size of the sump/refugium this water flow rate was just fine. You can see that the macro alga was very happy. I have CAD drawings and pictures of this setup on my WEB site. Regards, Scott Passe
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