[L and L]

Hey reefers and soon to be reefers,

Here's a picture that I made (with the help of Inland Reef's
first picture. I took their simple design and greatly modified it).

I just updated it to reflect the Kalkwasswer and top-off dripping
and the refugium in hopes that someone new to the hobby can
use this to help them design their system. I'm not claiming it to
be the best system... it's just my system

There are a few notes I'd like to add:

1. I have the Check Valve and Siphon breaks at my 3/4"
returns. Relying on just Check Valves during a power outtage
is risky and don't recommend it.

2. My top-off and kalkwasser driping is manual. I evaporate
2.2 gallons (One 7" fan blowing on 100g surface 24/7) per day
and this manual method is fine for me.
I can take 3 day vacations without a problem. But, I am
looking into getting automated with the Litermeter, Reef Filler or
SpectraPure LLC for my RO/DI top-off and Kalkwasser.
I would like to take a longer vacation.

3. The 20g refugium does have a 20w NO light. But, the light
coming from the main tank through the open back canopy really
gives the refugium way more light than that 20w NO light.

4. The top-off and kalkwasser uses the Kent Aqua Dose Hose Kit (IV style dripper).



And here is the refugium schematic too and notes:
1. The top "T" pipe is in case the strainer gets clogged. It should go
to the opening and drain through that pipe. I think orginally I
was going to have it without the strainer and was thinking of
a astraea snail clogging the opening..... but then I added the 3/4"
strainer and just put it in the 3/4" slip pipe. NOT screwed into it.
Gravity and the flow holds it in place.

2. The water exits via gravity through the 3/4" bulkhead -> 90
degree (Slip/thread) -> 8" flexible lock-line tubing down to the
water surface.

3. I was 50/50 on where I wanted my input water to come from to
the refugium. Main tank or Overflow. I decided on the Overflow
location because it allows me to hide the powerhead that feeds
the fuge and it gives the fuge the skimmed water (definitely
more waste water than the main tank). Another cool thing having
it in the overflow.... when there is a power outtage... and the
power returns... the powerhead doesn't lose its prime and keeps
on working (I had thought about putting a pump in the fuge
and "pulling" water up to it. A power outtage would have killed
this idea).



Other info about this design is on our webpage.