90 gallon refugium

[DevonM]

i would get rid of the 90 coming from the fuge and the splice in the 1" black line. the 90 will add head pressure. also you could use some tape to hold the black line to the PVC return.
1200 gph is fine for your fuge. i have about 3 time that much going thru mine.
what are you planning for between the two tanks?
as i said before, you could use an overflow box on the return.
looking good so far.

I will probably take out the 3/4" fitting that feeds the black feed line and put a 1" fitting in, then remove the 3/4" to 1" fitting. What do you mean by head pressure? Are you talking about the weight on the bulk head? There is about a 2-3" drop in grade for the flow back into the sump. I am kind of limited on what I can do there. There is a window ledge behind the tank that doesn't allow me to angle the return directly unless I wanted to pull the tank out an extra 2" (which I don't). I plan on putting an oak cover up to hide the hideous 2" return and black pipe. Have to make Shelby happy .

[CutthroatKid]

Well at the moment I need the whole thing but in order to save some dough I would take what I could get. Beggars can't be choosers. I saw a nice 4 foot Sunpak MH unit on crag's list for $350 but that's a little high in energy and $ for what I want.

That is my bud Eddie (Those lights used to be on my tank) I bet if he still has those lights, he'll sell them for less than $350...

[DevonM]

That is my bud Eddie (Those lights used to be on my tank) I bet if he still has those lights, he'll sell them for less than $350...

Well he never emailed me back. you should see what he would take for them.

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[Sarmo]

head pressure is the pressure created by gravity and resistance that causes a pump to pump less voulme per hour. you know that the same pump produces less volume if you raise the out put line higher. this is in regard to the pump that will fill the Fuge and has nothing to do with the return line. all that needs is 1/8" drop per foot to work.

[CutthroatKid]

Well he never emailed me back. you should see what he would take for them.

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I got a hold of him, and he said they sold. I tried though.

[DevonM]

I got a hold of him, and he said they sold. I tried though.

Thanks, I know a guy here in Missoula that could have used some MHs.

[DevonM]

head pressure is the pressure created by gravity and resistance that causes a pump to pump less voulme per hour. you know that the same pump produces less volume if you raise the out put line higher. this is in regard to the pump that will fill the Fuge and has nothing to do with the return line. all that needs is 1/8" drop per foot to work.

Yeah it clicked, lol. Thanks.

[Ramer]

Devon that is looking very good!

[DevonM]

Hopefully I will be adding the sand tonight.

A few more updated photos:


Mixing salt.

[charlie]

Any noise yet?

Making some really nice progress!!!! Any word on lites yet?

[DevonM]

Any noise yet?

Making some really nice progress!!!! Any word on lites yet?

Up and running, not much noise either. I under estimated the cloud of dusty water though. It looks like I added a full bottle of purple up.


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[DevonM]

Up and running .

[denhay14]

Wow that looks like a nice DSB. Keep coming with the pictures.

[charlie]

Good deal man, good deal. I think this has been asked before, but are you gonna make use of the natural light?

[Sarmo]

looks good. i like the way you put the sand in there are you going to have any livestock in the fuge? Charlie had a shrimp gobie pair in his and i always thought that was cool.

[DevonM]

Good deal man, good deal. I think this has been asked before, but are you gonna make use of the natural light?

I definitely think the natural light will help my case or I would have painted the back of the tank black. I'm planning on running my lights at night to help steady the pH.

[DevonM]

looks good. i like the way you put the sand in there are you going to have any livestock in the fuge? Charlie had a shrimp gobie pair in his and i always thought that was cool.

I have been pondering all kinds of small or different creatures to put in the fuge. A shrimp gobie pair would be cool. I also kind of like pipe fish. At the moment I have a cuc and some chaeto in there.

Are there any other species only type of creatures that I could put in there? I have always wanted a pair of Harlequin shrimp but I hate to have to feed them starfish...

[charlie]

Try not to overdue it on the chaeto!!!!




Seriously, it is neat that you are taking pics thru all this. You can look back in 3 months when that ball of chaeto is growing out the top and say, WOW!!!
Don't forget that until the chaeto really starts taking up, I wouldn't harvest to much.

[DevonM]

Try not to overdue it on the chaeto!!!!




Seriously, it is neat that you are taking pics thru all this. You can look back in 3 months when that ball of chaeto is growing out the top and say, WOW!!!
Don't forget that until the chaeto really starts taking up, I wouldn't harvest to much.

How long would you say it took for your fuge to start impacting your system? I'm wondering how long it takes for the nitrate eating bacteria to start up? I'm hoping that sml bunch of Chaeto will t take off, that's all I had in my main tank.

Do you think I should get some more chaeto or just wait?

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[charlie]

I would say a GOOD month Devon, sit back and enjoy your new creation.