Build plan for refugium?

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Abugg

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I think I'm going to take your advice and build a refugium. My brother recently transported his betta to a new tank and we now have a 1 gallon and 1.5 gallon tank that are open? Any plans on how I can turn those into sumps/refugiums? I have a 50 gallon reef tank, and I am looking for help with keeping my nitrites down?
-Abugg
 
No fuge is going to help with nitrites. Nitrates maybe a little. Do you have a reading for nitrite?
 
Not at the moment, I just did a water change yesterday. And haven't gotten around to testing the water. I have been doing multiple water changes in 3 of my 10 gallon freshwater tanks. The refugium was just an idea, in hopes of keeping nitrite levels down in the saltwater tank.
 
If you have any nitrite readings and have livestock in the tank you have problems. A properly cycled tank will never ever have nitrites. Nitrates, yeah bit not nitrites.
 
Just tested the water for nitrites, they are at 0.0 so I think it is ok now.
 
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