sumps?

[aggiereefer]

Just curious. Im in the process of setting up a 10 gal tank, but is the point of a sump??? and what is refugium? thanx

[phishhead]

madjack answered this best so here is his direct quote from a previous post asking the same question:

 

"a refugium is a body of water separate from the main tank, the refuguim allows pods(small shrimp things) to breed up in number without predation, thier young then enter the main tank and are a great alternative food source. A refugium also adds another element of biological filteration, the algae grown in a refugium uses up nuterients, minimising algal blooms in the main tank"

 

Basically, it is a refuge for more delicate animals, as well as a place to grow macroalgae, which will, hopefully, help to reduce nuisance algal growth in the main tank.