What's in your sump

[Almondsaz]

This is a really basic question, but what does everyone have in their sump. I don't mean equipment, but where you have a fuge...do you have mud, sand, LR and macroalgae?

I have seen so many different ones and I was thinking of removing the LR from the sump to the tank. My fuge is a very small part of my sump, thought that way the chaeto could churn a bit and help control the red algae - -- if it's spinning it will be harder to adhere to.

Thanks

David

[archer772]

Well I have about 2 inches of sand a few pieces of LR rubble, Cheato, feather caulerpa, and both red and green grape caulerpa and Caulerpa serrulata

[AnDr3w]

I have scubbies and a filter sock. I know this is SW but mine is fresh. Just thought Id add anyway.

[clown-lover]

I have a 4" sand bed covered with LR. A huge ball of Cheato that I need to prune and several other macros. I also have a clean up crew working that area clean.

[Subliminal]

Chaeto, sand, and one piece of live rock.

[Reefscape]

I had 4 inches of sand in various grades, A few lbs of live rock rubble, Chaeto and Caulerpra macro's....

Niko

[Sweetnezz7]

Hey there...crazy question..what is cheato..lol...and we have a 4 stage sump/refuge....we havent set it up yet, but the guy we bought it from didnt have any type of media in it..he ran it without..very clean tank though...but should I have somethng in it when we get going?...if so what, and where,,,the first stage has the skmmer in it....so what goes in the others?..f anything...

[Amphiprion]

I have a bare sump, using a remote 20g rubbermaid container as a refugium. That way the refugium and skimmer receive separate feed sources and flow into a common bare sump.

FYI, "chaeto" is short for Chaetomorpha spp., a genus of a common green alga resembling a green scouring pad. Oh, and it is pronounced "key-toe-more-fuh", (not, eek, chee-toh(s)more-fuh--a pet peeve of mine) since many people have questions about that, as well.