90 gallon refugium

[Sarmo]

i'm worry a little about the cucumber, what is it going to eat? the sand is all new isn't it?
the shrimp would be cool and a choc chip star is cheap and not reef safe so what else would you do with them except feed them to a shrimp?????
i think i need to take out my macro and get some chaeto. maybe that would help with some of the yellow in my water? it's not bad but it can always be better

the project is looking great, i think you'll be really glad you did it!!!

[charlie]

Hey Rob, have you tried running any carbon?

[Sarmo]

i haven't figured out a good way to do that in my sump with out running another pump and i do't want to add heat or more electric bill

[charlie]

Just put it around where the water flows in.

[DevonM]

I could put the cuc back in the other tank, I just thought he would have a good time playing in the sand.

I can't wait for all the bugs to be running around on the glass.

I still need to figure out the light situation. There is a 216 watt T5 light setup on Ebay for $124. I was thinking about doing the DIY setup but I am having a hard time finding a nice looking shell to put it in. What do you guys think about a cheap setup like this one? Charlie?

[Sarmo]

that's where i dump all my dry chemicals so that it gets mixed up before it goes to the return pump. i've done that before and it just gets totally calcified.
i was thinking using those carbon pads but i'm not sure how well they would work vs the cost.....

[charlie]

I could put the cuc back in the other tank, I just thought he would have a good time playing in the sand.

I can't wait for all the bugs to be running around on the glass.

I still need to figure out the light situation. There is a 216 watt T5 light setup on Ebay for $124. I was thinking about doing the DIY setup but I am having a hard time finding a nice looking shell to put it in. What do you guys think about a cheap setup like this one? Charlie?

Hey Devon, you are only growing weeds with it, look at what I am using on the 80.

that's where i dump all my dry chemicals so that it gets mixed up before it goes to the return pump. i've done that before and it just gets totally calcified.
i was thinking using those carbon pads but i'm not sure how well they would work vs the cost.....

How 'bout your fuge? There has to be somewhere you can stick a bag of carbon!!!!!!
Do you mix your additions with RO, or do you just dump the dry chemical?

[Sarmo]

totally dry baby!!!!

i have heard of some people using a 300 watt PC from home depot for their macro. it works!

[charlie]

Couldn't you find some ro to mix that with. That has to be fairly hard on the pumps!!!!!!

[Sarmo]

then i'd have to get up earlier and spend more time..... it's easier to just throw it into the sump and let the flow do the mixing.... although you're right it would be easier on the equipment if i pre-mixed it.....

[charlie]

then i'd have to get up earlier and spend more time..... it's easier to just throw it into the sump and let the flow do the mixing.... although you're right it would be easier on the equipment if i pre-mixed it.....

You have got to be kidding me??????????????????
5 minutes?????

[Sarmo]

hey, at 5am 5 minutes is a HUGE deal!!!!!

[charlie]

You are a young guy, you can handle it. Go to bed 5 minutes earlier.

[Sarmo]

i'm married, remember

[charlie]

i'm married, remember

Well..........................................you are leaving yourself open here, but this is a family board

Are you headed to Kevin's tomorrow?

[DevonM]

Starting to see the diatoms pick up on the sand. I think I might order a couple clumps of Chaeto. Does anyone know if someone locally is growing this weed?

I've been switching pads back and forth from my sump to the fuge to speed up the pod population. I think I have just about as much fun watching all the micro life than I do watching the fish & corals.

Here are a few updated pictures:


Free light

[tehfeer]

I know a guy who can send you a gallon of cheato for 15$ shipped priority If you are interested shoot me off a PM and I will send you his email address.

[DevonM]

That sounds like a pretty good deal. Do you know this guy and trust him and his tanks? I just work about introducing some nuisance creature like flatworms.

[tehfeer]

Here is a link to his tank build thread on Reef Central. Reef Central Online Community - Ludnix's tropical 120!

I should be getting the cheato he sent me today. I will check it out and take some pictures.

[DevonM]

Yeah that's an awesome tank! Let me know what the chaeto looks like.