Filter roller or refugium?

[sippintankwater]

I have a filter roller on my system and it does a good job. But i was wondering if i took out the filter roller and set up a refugium intead would that provide more benifit for the tank? I can have either or as the sump is only big enough for one of them.

 

[TX_REEF]

if you can only choose one, filter roller is the way to go. refugiums are awesome, but not space-efficient. If you feel like your nutrient export is still lacking, you could add an algae turf scrubber, they have quite small footprints. I use an icecap unit myself: https://amzn.to/493q4Rf

 

[Badblackdog]

I have a Reefmat 1200 that takes up a lot of space. I am trying to figure out a way to add a HOB refugium to my sump. If I can use the discharge from my UV sterilizer to move water through the refugium that would be a bonus.

 

[tzabor10]

What about a HOB or remote Refugium?

 

[shakacuz]

what’s your budget? you could look into the smarter reefs auto cleaning skimmer. i believe he’s working on a turf scrubber attachment for it so you could potentially have all of the above