DIY Fuge

mempho reefer · 07-27-2006, 08:42 AM

Does anyone remember or have the link for the DIY fuge that was made from an Aquaclear 70? I think it was originally posted on another site but the link was posted hear. I thought I saved it but can't find it. I'm planning to transform mine and would like to find that post.

Stalwart · 07-27-2006, 09:48 AM

IS this it

DIY Refugium for 24 Aquapod?

mempho reefer · 07-27-2006, 11:03 AM

Stalwart you rock!!!!

Thanks

Woodstock · 07-27-2006, 11:22 AM

That is too cool... what a great idea~

Snelly40 · 07-27-2006, 11:27 AM

mempho, i recently made one as well, so if u have any questions let me know and i'll try to andwer them.
Also, my yellow gorg looks great, i picked the little brown spots off and moved him to a higher flow area and have been target feeding cyclopeeze and all of a sudden i have polyps everywhere. thanks again for the tips

mempho reefer · 07-27-2006, 03:29 PM

It really is a great idea Woody. I don't have room for a sump/fuge in my cabinet because of the design and I want to keep some macro algae to filter trates and a safe zone for pods so this seems to be a great option for me. Unfortunately, Dr Foster Smith is out of the clip on Palm light until 8/15 so I'll have to wait a while for that but I'm still going to go ahead with constuction this weekend since I'm moving the tank to the new home next week.

I'm glad to hear that your gorg is doing well Jason. The increased flow area will be great for it and it also probably needed some time to adjust to your lights. You are doing MH aren't you? As for the construction project, I'll give you a shout this weekend if I run into any snags. Anything I need to know before I start? Did you have any problems along the way? The plan looks pretty simple and the step by step photos are a great help too.

Snelly40 · 07-27-2006, 04:17 PM

it is really simple, and once you get started it gets easier cuz it starts to come together.
Yah i do have MH's, so thatmight have taken time and ive got my nitrates way down now too, always good

trigger1121 · 07-28-2006, 10:51 AM

That is a great idea. I think I'll do that to my Skelter400 when I'm ready to setup my 20gal nano.

MarbleShark · 07-28-2006, 01:57 PM

Mempho check out this one...

Refugium Questions?

Woodstock has that set up and I am doing the same thing. Good sump/refugium set up.

mempho reefer · 07-28-2006, 03:03 PM

Great thread MarbleShark.

Unfortuantely, I don't have room for it. I have a corner tank with a not so sump friendly stand. I had plans to convert a 20g into a sump/fuge but there isn't enough room in the the storage compartment under the main tank. It's even too tight for a 10g. So, I thought about putting it on a separate stand off to the side....the wife nixed that idea due to limited space and the "negative impact it would have on the decore and fung shui" of the room

.....whatever that means. So, I'm going to try this. If it doesn't work well or I don't like it then no big deal and no money lost. When I upgrade to a larger tank I will have a much better system.

MarbleShark · 07-28-2006, 04:14 PM

What about this?

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=601201

Hope it helps.

mempho reefer · 07-28-2006, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarbleShark

[font="Comic Sans MS"][size="3"]What about this?

That's the one Stalwart linked to earlier in this thread. Thanks

MarbleShark · 07-28-2006, 05:19 PM

lol sorry for some reason I could not pull up the links in the earlier post at work so I cut and pasted from a thread I knew it was from.. my bad.

mempho reefer · 07-28-2006, 05:21 PM

Its all good!!!

mempho reefer · 09-08-2006, 05:57 PM

I did it. Using the instructions from this link
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=601201

It was really easy and inexpensive. The Aguaclear 70 goes for 28.99 at Dr. Foster and Smith. I got the 13w palm light there to for 14.99. The plexiglass was 2.75 and the aquarium safe sealant was about 5 bucks. I also changed the impeller to one for an Aquaclear 20. It cost 9.95. I made the baffle area a bit wider than the one in the link. I now have room for filter bags with Phosban and charcoal. I filled the fuge side with rock rubble and macro algae. This was a great DIY project and is a prefect solution for smaller tanks with no room for a fuge/sump underneath. Here are some pix of the finished product.

07-27-2006, 08:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
mempho reefer Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 281 View Gallery Karma Komment	DIY Fuge Does anyone remember or have the link for the DIY fuge that was made from an Aquaclear 70? I think it was originally posted on another site but the link was posted hear. I thought I saved it but can't find it. I'm planning to transform mine and would like to find that post.

07-27-2006, 09:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Stalwart Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middle River, Maryland Posts: 274 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY Fuge IS this it DIY Refugium for 24 Aquapod? __________________ Mark Reef Newbie I would list my stuff if I knew what it was. I have a box full of water a yellow thing a blue thing oh, and this black box thing that goes whirllllll, blurble,blurble.

07-27-2006, 11:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
mempho reefer Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 281 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY Fuge Stalwart you rock!!!! Thanks

07-27-2006, 11:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
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07-27-2006, 11:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,098 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY Fuge mempho, i recently made one as well, so if u have any questions let me know and i'll try to andwer them. Also, my yellow gorg looks great, i picked the little brown spots off and moved him to a higher flow area and have been target feeding cyclopeeze and all of a sudden i have polyps everywhere. thanks again for the tips __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

07-27-2006, 03:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
mempho reefer Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 281 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY Fuge It really is a great idea Woody. I don't have room for a sump/fuge in my cabinet because of the design and I want to keep some macro algae to filter trates and a safe zone for pods so this seems to be a great option for me. Unfortunately, Dr Foster Smith is out of the clip on Palm light until 8/15 so I'll have to wait a while for that but I'm still going to go ahead with constuction this weekend since I'm moving the tank to the new home next week. I'm glad to hear that your gorg is doing well Jason. The increased flow area will be great for it and it also probably needed some time to adjust to your lights. You are doing MH aren't you? As for the construction project, I'll give you a shout this weekend if I run into any snags. Anything I need to know before I start? Did you have any problems along the way? The plan looks pretty simple and the step by step photos are a great help too.

07-27-2006, 04:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,098 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY Fuge it is really simple, and once you get started it gets easier cuz it starts to come together. Yah i do have MH's, so thatmight have taken time and ive got my nitrates way down now too, always good __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

07-28-2006, 10:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
trigger1121 Bryozoan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 47 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY Fuge That is a great idea. I think I'll do that to my Skelter400 when I'm ready to setup my 20gal nano.

07-28-2006, 01:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
MarbleShark Torch coral Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 546 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY Fuge Mempho check out this one... Refugium Questions? Woodstock has that set up and I am doing the same thing. Good sump/refugium set up. __________________ Norm

07-28-2006, 03:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
mempho reefer Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 281 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY Fuge Great thread MarbleShark. Unfortuantely, I don't have room for it. I have a corner tank with a not so sump friendly stand. I had plans to convert a 20g into a sump/fuge but there isn't enough room in the the storage compartment under the main tank. It's even too tight for a 10g. So, I thought about putting it on a separate stand off to the side....the wife nixed that idea due to limited space and the "negative impact it would have on the decore and fung shui" of the room .....whatever that means. So, I'm going to try this. If it doesn't work well or I don't like it then no big deal and no money lost. When I upgrade to a larger tank I will have a much better system.

07-28-2006, 04:14 PM	#11 (permalink)
MarbleShark Torch coral Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 546 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY Fuge What about this? http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=601201 Hope it helps. __________________ Norm

07-28-2006, 05:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
MarbleShark Torch coral Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 546 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY Fuge lol sorry for some reason I could not pull up the links in the earlier post at work so I cut and pasted from a thread I knew it was from.. my bad. __________________ Norm

07-28-2006, 05:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
mempho reefer Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 281 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY Fuge Its all good!!!

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