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My question is would I see any benefits from a deep sand bed in this size refugium (the sand areas footprint would be 5″X15″) or would I be better of with a shallow sand bed and more water volume?

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My question is would I see any benefits from a deep sand bed in this size refugium (the sand areas footprint would be 5″X15″) or would I be better of with a shallow sand bed and more water volume?

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<> Thanks a lot for any help you can give me. Eli <> Refugiums … flow, DSB 6/1/06 Hello Sir or Ma’am I have a question that has not seemed to have been asked (I have looked for the past 3 days for the answer) I am setting up a 35 gallon refugium for my 200 gallon reef tank. My tank is about 3 weeks old (if that is of any interest or relevance). I am planning on attaching a Maxi-Jet 1200 or Mag 3.5 for flow. I will be pumping up the water from the sump and then draining it back into it. My question is this: I would like to run a fuge with Chaetomorpha and an 8 inch DSB. I will be running a reverse lighting schedule. I am wondering if that flow will either be too much for the Chaeto or too little to properly provide aeration for the DSB. I understand, per Bob F., that he likes only a little flow over