Refugium flow rates

fishhead · 01-08-2007, 06:49 PM

Wanted to know the norm here..
in general, about what is the flow rate through the fuge?

billyr98 · 01-08-2007, 07:33 PM

my flow rate is fast.. just my setup... around 3000gph... but my fuge is 100gallons..

Tokey · 01-08-2007, 08:08 PM

Mine will be between 500 to 600gph a slow flow is better for the fuge I'm putting over 3000gph thru the closed loop

Pro_builder · 01-08-2007, 10:43 PM

I run mine at about 600 gph, but it is a 75 gallon fuge also.

Frankie · 01-08-2007, 11:28 PM

I am around 1000 gph. Its all flowing up through the crushed coral though. I was looking for a good fast flow in mine.

prow · 01-09-2007, 06:05 AM

mine is around 500-600gph which is also 1-5 times turnover rate. but i voted 500-1000.

boozeman · 01-09-2007, 12:16 PM

I voted 1-5 times turnover.
It is best not to have a very high turnover thru your sump if you have an insump skimmer, that way it can do its job better

cheeks69 · 01-09-2007, 06:26 PM

The flow rate will depend on the macro-algae your using for nutrient export. Some require strong flow for good health and growth like Gracilaria & Chaetomorpha.

fishhead · 01-16-2007, 12:22 AM

Why 19 voters and only 7 replies...hmmm

fishhead · 01-17-2007, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billyr98

my flow rate is fast.. just my setup... around 3000gph... but my fuge is 100gallons..

so like 30x/hr?

fishhead · 01-17-2007, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FFrankie

I am around 1000 gph. Its all flowing up through the crushed coral though. I was looking for a good fast flow in mine.

how large is the fuge?

View Poll Results: What is the flow rat of your Fuge?
10-100 gph	3	11.54%
100-500 gph	6	23.08%
500-1000gph	3	11.54%
more than 1000gph	1	3.85%
1-5 times Turnover rate (Tank sizes/hour)	7	26.92%
5-10 times Turnover rate (Tank sizes/hour)	2	7.69%
10-20 times Turnover rate (Tank sizes/hour)	2	7.69%
20-50 times Turnover rate (Tank sizes/hour)	2	7.69%
Voters: 26. You may not vote on this poll

01-08-2007, 06:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
fishhead Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 279 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Refugium flow rates Wanted to know the norm here.. in general, about what is the flow rate through the fuge? __________________ "I change my socks every 3 days" Last edited by fishhead : 01-17-2007 at 10:48 PM. Reason: typos

01-08-2007, 07:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,409 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Refugium flow rates my flow rate is fast.. just my setup... around 3000gph... but my fuge is 100gallons.. __________________ Billyr98 - I'm BACK!! -

01-08-2007, 08:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tokey Tunicate Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London,Ontario,Canada Posts: 14 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Refugium flow rates Mine will be between 500 to 600gph a slow flow is better for the fuge I'm putting over 3000gph thru the closed loop

01-08-2007, 10:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Refugium flow rates I run mine at about 600 gph, but it is a 75 gallon fuge also. __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

01-08-2007, 11:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
Frankie Fuzzy Sticks Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: AStrangerInAStrangeLand Posts: 11,216 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Refugium flow rates I am around 1000 gph. Its all flowing up through the crushed coral though. I was looking for a good fast flow in mine.

01-09-2007, 06:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
prow Tridacna maxima Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 4,728 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Refugium flow rates mine is around 500-600gph which is also 1-5 times turnover rate. but i voted 500-1000.

01-09-2007, 12:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,802 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Refugium flow rates I voted 1-5 times turnover. It is best not to have a very high turnover thru your sump if you have an insump skimmer, that way it can do its job better __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

01-09-2007, 06:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,386 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Refugium flow rates The flow rate will depend on the macro-algae your using for nutrient export. Some require strong flow for good health and growth like Gracilaria & Chaetomorpha. __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

01-16-2007, 12:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
fishhead Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 279 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Refugium flow rates Why 19 voters and only 7 replies...hmmm __________________ "I change my socks every 3 days"

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