Sand in sump/refugium

[reefy]

Originally Posted by trix25

setting up my 1st saltwater tank and i was wondering if i should put any sand in the refugium part of my sump. i was thinking of stocking the refugium with live rocks, macro algae and sand...but then had doubts...so should i or should i not? any pros/cons of putting/not putting sand in the refugium?

thanks

pAt

hi and welcome to the forum, IMO for sand in the sump is not a bad idea but it depends of you partition of your sump.
pros: sand will decrease nitrate of your tank 5 inches and above
cons: sand might ruin your return pump(propeller) if you get sand to your pump partition. if you stir(after a while) the sand you might screw up your whole tank.
anyways I do have a fuge with 5 inches of sand with rock/macro/mangrove. you can check it out when you come over to get the macro....good luck dude.