Show us your DIY Refugiums

Pro_builder · 12-12-2003, 12:58 AM

Lets see your refugiums, and drawings that you built them off of, for the benifit of other DIY'ers that are thinking of trying these projects.

Pro_builder · 12-12-2003, 01:10 AM

I used a 40 gallon Breeder tank from All Glass
This tank measures 36L x18W x17T, I put 2 baffles in, using 3/8" Acrylic, that are 11" tall.
The first chamber is 14" (houses the Rea Sea Berlin Skimmer), second 12" (were I have the Refugium setup), the last is 10" (were the return pump and float valve).

wooddood · 12-12-2003, 08:45 AM

great job troy,thanks.

Alf · 12-12-2003, 10:19 AM

55 Gal Tanks Sump/Ref setup. in my DIY stand

Made from a 2 x 14 Gal Rubbermaid Con't and PVC pipe.

NaCl-H2O · 12-12-2003, 10:30 AM

Probably don't do much but the pods like it.....
I'm waiting to move in a few months to rebuild my stand so I can put it under the tank.

NaCl-H2O · 12-12-2003, 10:31 AM

Pro_builder · 12-12-2003, 10:46 AM

looks good everyone thanks

HAP · 12-12-2003, 11:42 AM

Here is my 29 gallon refuge. It is one month old.

Craig Manoukian · 12-12-2003, 07:27 PM

My pics are coming!

Great job everyone!

danny254 · 12-13-2003, 12:26 AM

1/4'' acylic dividers in a 36*15*17 tank I belieive 40g

wooddood · 12-13-2003, 09:00 AM

thanks all they all look great.

MojosReef · 12-22-2003, 06:03 PM

Here is a pic of the finished acrylic sump.

Here is a pic of it just after start up.

I just realized the tank is now over a year old and I dont have an updated pic of the sump. I will have to take one soon.

Craig Manoukian · 12-22-2003, 06:32 PM

Here's what I've got. 29 gallon long glass aquaurium converted to a sump/refugium:

My return

Craig Manoukian · 12-22-2003, 06:33 PM

The gravity feed and Seaclone 150 Skimmer:

Craig Manoukian · 12-22-2003, 06:35 PM

Return line to main display with in-line ball valve.

12-12-2003, 12:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	Show us your DIY Refugiums Lets see your refugiums, and drawings that you built them off of, for the benifit of other DIY'ers that are thinking of trying these projects. __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

12-12-2003, 01:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	I used a 40 gallon Breeder tank from All Glass This tank measures 36L x18W x17T, I put 2 baffles in, using 3/8" Acrylic, that are 11" tall. The first chamber is 14" (houses the Rea Sea Berlin Skimmer), second 12" (were I have the Refugium setup), the last is 10" (were the return pump and float valve). __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

12-12-2003, 08:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
wooddood the wood dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: marion. INDIANA Posts: 3,457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	great job troy,thanks. __________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave.

12-12-2003, 10:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Alf Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Venus, Texas Posts: 262 View Gallery Karma Komment	55 Gal Tanks Sump/Ref setup. in my DIY stand Made from a 2 x 14 Gal Rubbermaid Con't and PVC pipe. __________________ Robert http://www.bf2player.com/sig/351848.png

12-12-2003, 10:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
NaCl-H2O Fire Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 69 View Gallery Karma Komment	Don't laugh to hard. Probably don't do much but the pods like it..... I'm waiting to move in a few months to rebuild my stand so I can put it under the tank.

12-12-2003, 10:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
NaCl-H2O Fire Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 69 View Gallery Karma Komment	p2

12-12-2003, 10:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	looks good everyone thanks __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

12-12-2003, 11:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
HAP Star Polyps Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lewisville, TX...but my heart is in Chicago! Posts: 151 View Gallery Karma Komment	Here is my 29 gallon refuge. It is one month old. __________________ Definition: Aquarium (n) A hole in your living room in which you throw money. [And I thought this would be cheaper than going to Aruba to dive - Yeah! Right!!] Oceanic 75g Reef Ready, DIY stand and canopy, 50g sump/refugium with 125lbs+ Fiji live rock, Turboflotor Multi Skimmer, 2 – 250w Metal Halides running Ushio 10k lamps, 110w Actinic, DIY moonlight, several corals (mostly softies but a few SPS and LPS as well), a bi-color blenny (Benny), a yellow Tang (Jet), 2 percula clowns (Frick & Frack), a blue spotted jawfish (Spot), a red-lipped blenny (Red), a dragon goby (Puff), a psychedelic mandarin (Mandy), a diamond sifter (Jewel), a green bta, a rose bta, a couple serpent stars, a coral banded shrimp and several crabs and snails who will remain anonymous...

12-12-2003, 07:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 19,012 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	My pics are coming! Great job everyone! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

12-13-2003, 12:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
danny254 Midas Blenny Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Redding, northern CA Posts: 101 View Gallery Karma Komment	1/4'' acylic dividers in a 361517 tank I belieive 40g

12-13-2003, 09:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
wooddood the wood dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: marion. INDIANA Posts: 3,457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	thanks all they all look great. __________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave.

12-22-2003, 06:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
MojosReef Limpet Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Millington, TN Posts: 142 View Gallery Karma Komment	Here is a pic of the finished acrylic sump. Here is a pic of it just after start up. I just realized the tank is now over a year old and I dont have an updated pic of the sump. I will have to take one soon. __________________ Jeff http://www.mojosreef.com/files/Header3b.gif My 80g Tank My 20g Tank My other past time http://www.gifs.net/animate/fish08.gif

12-22-2003, 06:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 19,012 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Here's what I've got. 29 gallon long glass aquaurium converted to a sump/refugium: My return __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

12-22-2003, 06:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 19,012 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	The gravity feed and Seaclone 150 Skimmer: __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

12-22-2003, 06:35 PM	#15 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 19,012 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Return line to main display with in-line ball valve. __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

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