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Originally Posted by mtfabel  Refugium is basiclly another tank under your main tank where you can place biological and mechanical filtering equipment(like a skimmer which is a must for a reef). You can also hide your heaters and pumps in there so as to not clog up your tank with equipment since you will already have powerheads in there for flow. Like everyone else said bigger is easier but more expensive when it comes to maintenence. Oh yeah you should defintly go with overflows, I have done it both ways and I will never go back to not having overflows again. I have a 180 and (hope I dont get harrased about this) I never do water changers cause I use a refuge and a skimmer. Not doing water changes is a bad habit though. More water means you can make bigger mistakes and get away with it. Okay I have already filled your head with some bad habits. Most important make sure to have fun with it. |
Great post here. Sorry so slow to repspond, I over looked it the other day. I know exactly what your talking about now. I understand and will try to avoid skipping water changes like you said. But, I have heard a lot about the evap. of water on these size tanks..... you just keep up with adding the water back? Thanks for the great information.
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