Wet/Dry Refugium question

[Justin]

Just got a new wet/dry(ya,the fancy acrylic kind:P) and the more i hear of refugiums the more my wheels turn...

The space would have to be under the crate where my water flows through the filter mesh, the space would be '1Lx'1Wx"6H, but the height would eventually be a little over a 1', cuz i think i would have to block the 3" space of water that flows to the sump(as to avoid suction of the macro algea), thus raising the water up to little over a foot , then it would overflow to the sump.

Would this beneficial or would it be fairly redundant and more of headache than anything else? Ive read as much as i can in a short amount of time but would appreciate some experience to spell it out for me...

-justin

[Justin]

no one wants to touch this one?

[tabwyo]

sounds like asperin would need to be dosed regularly.

[Justin]

does that mean its to small?>Or....?

[tabwyo]

just a big headache. Minumum payoff for maximum effort.

[Justin]

think ill take your advice on that,
I just dont have enough space to set up a 10gal fuge and lookin at the space under my prefilter flow makes it hard to sit on my hands , Im finally starting to be able to invest more time, and its sooo hard not just diving in headfirst, but im sure youve all been there,
thnks for the tip.

[tabwyo]

Yep, that's how my first system crashed. I couldn't leace crap alone and wound up screwing things up real bad.