Comments on: The Plenum – Could It Work For You http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/aquarium-filtration/the-plenum-could-it-work-for-you/ Information And Resources For Anyone Interested In Aquarium Fish, Saltwater Aquariums, Tropical Fish, Home Aquariums. Aquarium Care, Aquarium Equipment And Much More. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:21:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter Cunningham http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/aquarium-filtration/the-plenum-could-it-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-23750 Peter Cunningham Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:28:35 +0000 http://www.aquaristsonline.com/?p=671#comment-23750 They could but I would be concerned at the various filtration aspects fighting with each other and therefore making the others ineffective. I would also worry about one of them becoming primary and negating the requirements of the others. If it was me I would combine either : 1. Refugium, deep sand bed, live rock 2. Refugium, plenum, live rock 3. Mud Bed, live rock, etc etc As you can see there is one which is the core filtration and the others are used more for nutrient export. Take option 1 for example the live rock is the core filtration and the deep sand bed/refugium is used to export nitrates, phosphates etc. Not to say that it can't be done though. They could but I would be concerned at the various filtration aspects fighting with each other and therefore making the others ineffective. I would also worry about one of them becoming primary and negating the requirements of the others.

If it was me I would combine either :

1. Refugium, deep sand bed, live rock
2. Refugium, plenum, live rock
3. Mud Bed, live rock,

etc etc

As you can see there is one which is the core filtration and the others are used more for nutrient export. Take option 1 for example the live rock is the core filtration and the deep sand bed/refugium is used to export nitrates, phosphates etc.

Not to say that it can’t be done though.

]]> By: Lee http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/aquarium-filtration/the-plenum-could-it-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-23559 Lee Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:40:34 +0000 http://www.aquaristsonline.com/?p=671#comment-23559 can a refugium, sump snd DSB with plenum be combined for more effective filtration? can a refugium, sump snd DSB with plenum be combined for more effective filtration?

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