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sterling18 
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Posted: July 23 2010 at 9:39pm |
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So who's using one?
I'm thinking about adding one in my sump. Not difficult as I can have the water cascade off of the overflow from my fuge section of the sump. I've got a 55gal sump and the fuge is 16" tall so I can cascade the overflow over a mesh with another fuge light and still flow to the return pump.
Thoughts?
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Posted: July 24 2010 at 1:46pm |
jcom/Jake has been running one for a few months. He has posted pics. You might look in the tank pics section of the MB Here is the most recent: http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42215
Edited by Mark Peterson - July 24 2010 at 1:51pm
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Posted: July 24 2010 at 3:47pm |
I saw this post and didn't know what it was so I looked it up. check it out
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 8:22am |
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That's excellent. And the links are likewise excellent reading. Thanks for posting Jeff.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 4:38pm |
 bugzme wrote:
I saw this post and didn't know what it was so I looked it up. check it out
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Jeff, Thanks for the link. The directions are spot on. What are your thoughts on it?
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 7:02pm |
I actually like the design and feel that it could help alot of people who don't want to run carbon. I'm sure if you had 1 it would help with nitrates and phosphates.
I would worry about the detritus that would build up on the plate.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 8:34pm |
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Regular running of AC would still be needed. Algae has limitations. AC can remove many chemicals that algae cannot.
Notice that the person was aware that the refugium and ATS each did a portion of the filtration.
FWIW, I have noticed that a well lighted Refugium with good flow > creating fast algae growth > requiring frequent harvesting, is just as good as an ATS.
Edited by Mark Peterson - July 26 2010 at 10:10am
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