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Old 07-07-2008, 09:56 PM
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Default Re: Return on 90 g Mixed Reef

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Originally Posted by joelq View Post
You want the flow through the sump to be slow enough to allow particulate matter to settle in the sump for siphoning later on. A rule of thumb I've read about is to match the flow through the sump with the flow through your skimmer.
filter socks would be my responce, and if you slow it to match the skimmer it would be closer to a fuge... i like the rolling sump myself. and i've yet to see anyone that ran a sump that slow. it does make sence about the matter collection though if no other filtration is being used.
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