UV drain into refugium?

[mlivvy]

Any issues with having the output of a UV drain into an external refugium?

The UV will be plumbed off a manifold with the right gph then output into a refugium (with chaeto) that drains into the return section of the sump.

Just making sure zapped water doesn't cause fuge death.

 

[Formulator]

The “zapped” water won’t hurt anything. I suppose it is fine if the purpose of your fuge is only for nutrient and pH management, but if you are using it as an actual refuge to keep a healthy copepod population, you might want to consider other options. The UV will kill any copepods trying to migrate to the fuge.