building a sump...need some help

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

Wow nice job, how do you find your refugium works being after the skimmer? I have always read that the refugium should ALWAYS be before any skimmers.

You could put it anywhere and it would make little difference, if you were to justify either or I would think after makes more sense. The two main reasons for running a refugium in my mind is nutrient export and pod culturing. Since the nutrients targeted by a skimmer and a refugium are in different stages of the nitrogen cycle this would not effect position, but a skimmer after the refugium could reduce the pod flow to the display. I also don't like the idea of refugium being a garbage dump so closest to the end is a little better in that respect.

Some also prefer to have the refugium separate and not inline, I just build whatever people prefer, if they have no preference I usually go inline at the end for the reasons above and simplicity.