Thinking on adding a sump or refugium

[Claudia]

I want something mainly to put all the equipment in and also i can use for growing stuff like pods etc I dont really want to upgrade as i just did not long ago, i started with a 29g in January and then upgraded to this 65g by a believe March i think

[Proteus]

Sound like sump is best bet. Drill tank and design a sump to your liking. I literally just finished building a new sump tonight.

[Claudia]

Isnt it better to have a refugium?

[Proteus]

Why not have refuge in sump

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Claudia

Isnt it better to have a refugium?

your sump is going to be a refuge regardless of what you put into it, basically its where all your "crap" ends up to and since we generally dont keep animals down there its a safe haven for pods and other marine life to grow and feed from.

[Claudia]

Originally Posted by Titus99

Why not have refuge in sump

Originally Posted by reefwars

your sump is going to be a refuge regardless of what you put into it, basically its where all your "crap" ends up to and since we generally dont keep animals down there its a safe haven for pods and other marine life to grow and feed from.

Yes thats what i was thinking
Now i have to find out how to do it lol I started my tank not to long ago so i am still really new to SW

[gregzz4]

These days many don't run a true refugium, or 'fuge', anymore
A refugium used to be a place where one would grow pods, macro algae, and usually would keep deep sand beds with LR

So, are you looking to run a sump with some equipment and some chaeto algae ?
Is this your goal ? If so, it's not really a 'fuge' per se, but a sump with chaeto

Thought I'd try to clarify the topic ...

What do you really want out of a sump for your tank ?

Tell us what you'd like to have in it ....

Sorry if I missed the true meaning of your first question after reading through the thread