sqrle
Aquarium Advice Activist
I have a fairly basic question that just might boil down to different opinions. I have been noticing a lot of people use wet/dry refugiums, or protein skimmers. Do peopl use both?? What i am wondering is it worth it for me to try and build myself a DIY refugium with a protein skimmer inside. I was thinking of rigging up some kind of 4 compartment thingy that is square that the water flow just goes from one compartment and makes a full cirlce and get returned to the show tank. What do you all think.
1st gravity fed, compartment receives water, overflows to 2nd compartment
2nd compartment contains sand or mud with live rock, and whatever plant life is good for that, maybe some little critters in there, then overflows into 3rd compartment
3rd compartment contains the protein skimmer, then overflows into the 4th compartment
4th compartment contains the return pump, pumps water back to tank
1st gravity fed, compartment receives water, overflows to 2nd compartment
2nd compartment contains sand or mud with live rock, and whatever plant life is good for that, maybe some little critters in there, then overflows into 3rd compartment
3rd compartment contains the protein skimmer, then overflows into the 4th compartment
4th compartment contains the return pump, pumps water back to tank