refugium

[fishtender]

I am trying to cut back on the artificial filtration and increase my natural. At the present I run a double and a single backfilter with carbon inserts and a skimmer, along with a DSB, and about 40lbs of LR in my 55g. I have turned off the backfilters and will monitor my water quality over the next few week to see if this is posible. I have 2 PH and the skimmer for water movement. I seem to have a nice flow in the tank.

My question is, if this work to where I only run my backfilter periodically, do you think it feesable to use the double sided backfilter for a refugium? I have sent for some macro algaes to help combat an algae problem I have had for quite some time. Could the macro algae act as a filter medium or am I Just not seeing the obviuos on why it won't work?

All input is welcome please.

Howard

 

[reefrunner69]

I think for the space available for the fuge....the flow through the filter would be entirely too fast for any efficiency.

 

[fishtender]

How much flow should go through the refugium?

 

[reefrunner69]

Some say that the flow through a refugium should equal the volume of the refugium per hour. For example if the fuge is 10g, it should have 10 gph flow through it. I think that is a little slow, but the flow is not supposed to be great through a fuge.