SUMP? or REFRUGIUM

[Cody010493]

hey yal whats the difference bet. these two and which one do i need to do? all i want these for is to grow some good algae and i also want to put my protein skimmer down their to just get it out he way im fine with everything else in main tank but i don want like live sand. and some live rock to put maby corals. jw what is better? it is for a 10 gal bc i don't have much room under cabinet

 

[BL1]

A refugium is just a sump with a small section to grow macro algaes. With a 10g tank you'll have a hard time fitting a refugium in there.

 

[d2mini]

Yeah, pretty much what Brian said. I guess I consider a refugium as one section of the sump, used to grow beneficial algae, pods, etc. Typically your sump would be split into three sections... drain/skimmer, refugium, return.

 

[Cody010493]

is their any way i can fit them into a 10 gal? i do want to have beeneficial algae and pods growing in their

 

[BL1]

You could make a basket out of eggcrate to put the algae in there

 

[Angelajean]

If you can afford it, Petco has there $1 a gallon sale. I would go get a 29 gallon at least.

 

[dannyboy]

IMO, all sump problems come from lack of room under tank, my advise, build your own stand. Make it look like a table your small tank sits on

 

[Treezer8]

Is the petco sale going on now?

 

[ErinCahir]

Yup. Until the end of the month, I think

 

[Treezer8]

Well..I just measured it out. The biggest tank I can fit under my 70gal can be 28inches long, and around 12inches wide. Height isn't really an issue. Going by petco tomorrow to see what they have

 

[cmh6684]

Did you find anything? I'm interested in trying to get something for mine down the road as well so will be keeping a eye in here. :)