very Stupid question. . .

I guess being a "Clean water whore" is a good thing

 

Hahaha i guess so...

 

There are more pros then cons to having a sump/fuge setup. I like the idea of having an area to hide equipment like heaters, ATO, skimmers , ect. These items in the display sometimes look cluttered. I also dose my supplements in the sump that way they have time to mix well before reaching their way into the display tank (DT). Also, having more water volume keeps your parameters more stable. And the addition of macro algea and a skimmer help with the filtration (more is sometimes better). I can't think of too many con's, but some problems that I came across while setting up my sump/fuge were heat issues due to the extra water that needed to be pumped back into the DT, and plumbing issues like the overflow, and plumbing the return line.

What it the perk of having the fluvial and the sump together?
I actually have a smaller fluval setup working with my sump/fuge. I use it like a reactor. I have Carbon, GFO (for phosphate reduction) some biological media, and some fine filter pads. Many people won't recommend using canisters like the Fluval because if you neglect to maintain it, you can certainly run into problems... Hope this helps, and keep reading up..

 

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