30 Gallon Display Refugium

bwhit1406 · 11-05-2009, 11:03 PM

Hello everyone I am new to the site. I have a 75 gallon main tank that has been up and running for over a year. I just completed a 30 gallon refugium that is set up next to my display. I teed off my tank return to feed the fuge and drilled the cube so that it drains directly into my display. Tell me what you think of my initial setup. I will post more pics soon

bwhit1406 · 11-06-2009, 07:01 PM

Here is a pic after adding some more live rock and Macro. Tank is a week and a half old now.

tnwillia · 11-06-2009, 09:25 PM

bwhit1406.... Looks great. I tried this on my first Fuge attempt. Mine worked great but I did not put a screen/intake hose filter on the line in my fuge. I had a snail crawl in the line and block it while I was at work and dump half the fuge on my floor. You probably looked at that, just my first reefing mistake. Good Luck!

BigAl07 · 11-06-2009, 10:14 PM

Looks GREAT! I do see one potential "snag".

The FUGE is "Gravity Fed" into the DT. The problem is when the power goes off the FUGE will gravity feed into the DT until it gets below the output hole. Make sure your DT can handle that amount of water or you WILL have a flood at some point

smoothie · 11-07-2009, 03:32 AM

Love it

BLAKEJOHN · 11-07-2009, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by BigAl07

Looks GREAT! I do see one potential "snag".

The FUGE is "Gravity Fed" into the DT. The problem is when the power goes off the FUGE will gravity feed into the DT until it gets below the output hole. Make sure your DT can handle that amount of water or you WILL have a flood at some point

Looks like the DT has a corner overflow which I would assume goes to a sump. But yes, lets hope the sump has room to accomodate the drainage.

bwhit1406 · 11-07-2009, 04:21 PM

Correct the DT drains to a sump that can accomodate a power loss. Upsizing my sump is the next project I want to undertake. Currently running wet/dry trickle if I chuck it and go to a filter sock would it have an effect? I figured with as much live rock as i have it would remain stable.

bwhit1406 · 11-10-2009, 07:15 PM

2 weeks in and the fuge is doing great!! Halimeda growth is excellent, and pod count is multipling by the day. You can see pods on the front glass of DT and its been awhile since I've seen that to this extreme. New light for fuge came in today T5 nova extreme. Ebay special really good condition. Clown fish likes it![IMG]

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BigAl07 · 11-11-2009, 09:49 AM

Be sure to get a low "K" bulb (plant growth) for your fuge.... the really good CORAL bulbs don't grow your macros nearly as well as your lower K bulbs do.

bwhit1406 · 11-11-2009, 07:39 PM

What do you recommend? 6000 range sound good?

BigAl07 · 11-11-2009, 08:11 PM

Yeah that's a decent range too. You may have to "experiment" some to get the best growth but lower is better or it has been in my experience.

BLAKEJOHN · 11-12-2009, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by BigAl07

Yeah that's a decent range too. You may have to "experiment" some to get the best growth but lower is better or it has been in my experience.

I would have to say that for me it is the other way around. I had some calupera growing in my DT (Before I realized its invassiveness) under 2-10k's and 2-actinics (54w) and the calupera just exploded with growth. I removed it and put it in the sump and tried various lower k bulbs and the stuff just died. I also tryied it with my nano and I got very slow growth (growing but nearly transparent). I switched back to using a 50/50 mini coralife pc light and it exploded again.

So that has been my experience, same goes for cheatomorpha.

11-05-2009, 11:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
bwhit1406 Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Land o Lakes, Florida Posts: 15 View Gallery Karma Komment	30 Gallon Display Refugium Hello everyone I am new to the site. I have a 75 gallon main tank that has been up and running for over a year. I just completed a 30 gallon refugium that is set up next to my display. I teed off my tank return to feed the fuge and drilled the cube so that it drains directly into my display. Tell me what you think of my initial setup. I will post more pics soon Last edited by bwhit1406 : 11-05-2009 at 11:23 PM. Reason: Added pic

11-06-2009, 07:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
bwhit1406 Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Land o Lakes, Florida Posts: 15 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 30 Gallon Display Refugium Here is a pic after adding some more live rock and Macro. Tank is a week and a half old now.

11-06-2009, 09:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
tnwillia Achilles Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Irmo, South Carolina Posts: 851 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 30 Gallon Display Refugium bwhit1406.... Looks great. I tried this on my first Fuge attempt. Mine worked great but I did not put a screen/intake hose filter on the line in my fuge. I had a snail crawl in the line and block it while I was at work and dump half the fuge on my floor. You probably looked at that, just my first reefing mistake. Good Luck! __________________ Tom RSM 250 Jan 2009, 10Lb Live Rock, 70Lb Dry rock & 80Lb RS Reef Base, Euro Reef RSM 250 Skimmer, JBJ Artica 1/4hp Chiller, ViaAqua Titanium 300 Heater, APC 1500 UPS, 3.5KW Gas Generator, Custom in-cabinet Sump/Fuge and Nano Prefilter from LifeReef. Iwaki WMD40LXT External pump, JBJ ATO. Reef Octopus BH-2000 HOB as a back-up skimmer. Vortech MP-40 with battery backup and Outer Orbit dual 150 HQI/T5. My Tank Thread http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nto-cycle.html My Back-up Skimmer Thread http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-2000-hob.html

11-06-2009, 10:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 30 Gallon Display Refugium Looks GREAT! I do see one potential "snag". The FUGE is "Gravity Fed" into the DT. The problem is when the power goes off the FUGE will gravity feed into the DT until it gets below the output hole. Make sure your DT can handle that amount of water or you WILL have a flood at some point __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

11-07-2009, 03:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
smoothie Bryozoan Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 42 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 30 Gallon Display Refugium Love it

11-07-2009, 04:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
bwhit1406 Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Land o Lakes, Florida Posts: 15 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 30 Gallon Display Refugium Correct the DT drains to a sump that can accomodate a power loss. Upsizing my sump is the next project I want to undertake. Currently running wet/dry trickle if I chuck it and go to a filter sock would it have an effect? I figured with as much live rock as i have it would remain stable.

11-10-2009, 07:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
bwhit1406 Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Land o Lakes, Florida Posts: 15 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 30 Gallon Display Refugium 2 weeks in and the fuge is doing great!! Halimeda growth is excellent, and pod count is multipling by the day. You can see pods on the front glass of DT and its been awhile since I've seen that to this extreme. New light for fuge came in today T5 nova extreme. Ebay special really good condition. Clown fish likes it![IMG][/IMG]

11-11-2009, 09:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 30 Gallon Display Refugium Be sure to get a low "K" bulb (plant growth) for your fuge.... the really good CORAL bulbs don't grow your macros nearly as well as your lower K bulbs do. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

11-11-2009, 07:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
bwhit1406 Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Land o Lakes, Florida Posts: 15 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 30 Gallon Display Refugium What do you recommend? 6000 range sound good?

11-11-2009, 08:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 30 Gallon Display Refugium Yeah that's a decent range too. You may have to "experiment" some to get the best growth but lower is better or it has been in my experience. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

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