Refugium Methodology...Reverse Flow DSB?

Wow! Thanks for the fast reply. <<Welcome>> I'll try the DSB with sugar fine sand and algae. I'll find a tank and set up the test and let you know. Again, thanks for such a fast reply. L <<I look forward to hearing about the results. EricR>> Half sand/half mud refugium 2/10/06 Hi guys. <David> Dave here from Colorado. I have designed and built my own hob refugium for my 50 gal. marine tank. First of all the specs: The refugium is 36" long, 5" deep, and 12" high. I have designed a support system to keep the weight off the back of the tank. <Good, considerable> I wanted to go with as much volume as possible, and still have it attached to the back of the aquarium. I will still have enough room on the back of the main tank for mechanical filtration, and plan to move my skimmer to the side of the tank, my two power heads for cross current will also fit in this set up. I designed the baffles in such a way that will (hopefully!) keep the turbulence to a minimum, since I wanted to primarily ...  more