I am thinking about building or buying a sump for my 29 gallon, I have a canister filter right now, my question is once I get a sump, is there even a need for the canister filter or should I get rid of it, does a sump basically do the same thing only alot better?
I am thinking???
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so would you advise putting a sump in, do you have one in your setup? I seen someone put some kind of algea in their sump, what for??
People put macroalgae in a part of their sump called a "refugium".
Macroalgae absorbs phosphates and nitrates (bad stuff). The refugium also can grow various types of "pods" - little bug-like creatures that fish like to eat and also help process detritus.
A refugium is a "refuge" for both the pods and macroalgae from the main tank as they would probably get eaten too quickly by the fish to do much good.
Macroalgae absorbs phosphates and nitrates (bad stuff). The refugium also can grow various types of "pods" - little bug-like creatures that fish like to eat and also help process detritus.
A refugium is a "refuge" for both the pods and macroalgae from the main tank as they would probably get eaten too quickly by the fish to do much good.