Refugium
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Topic: Refugium
Posted By: Luckedout
Subject: Refugium
Date Posted: November 27 2009 at 12:12am
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I'm having a lot of problems because my refugium is just too small due to my tank stand. The corner only allows me to fit a 10 gallon tank which is just too small. I don't feel like my water reserve is large enough and I had to put a check valve in to prevent floods, but I have had to clean it twice already. Anyways, since i don't have room I was wondering about setting up a second tank as simply a fuge but having it on display so it'll need to be a bit pretty. Has anyone done this? What should I watch out for? ------------- -Ben 90g Mixed reef www.body-balancechiropractic.com |
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Posted By: Nick801
Date Posted: November 27 2009 at 3:29am
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maybe it would be possible to do your sump into the next room over? and do something in there keeping your display area really clean... if not you could do a cool mangrove terrarium field type thing next to your tank here is a pic to give you a general idea but this is a really really outgrown version of what I was thinking... (and you would still have to hide your mechanical filtration somehow: Skimmer Etc) http://img205.imageshack.us/i/adventureaquariummangro.jpg/">  Or You could always nicely encase a sump and turn it into a bench or something as well and just keep it on the floor near your tank I've seen that done a few times as well ------------- http://www.reefinsanity.com" rel="nofollow - www.ReefInsanity.com http://www.facebook.com/ReefInsanity" rel="nofollow - www.Facebook.com/ReefInsanity 801-680-4676 |
Posted By: tropi_gal
Date Posted: November 27 2009 at 7:20pm
| Have you thought of having a custom built acrylic fuge? I know someone local that has the skill. |
Posted By: Luckedout
Date Posted: November 27 2009 at 10:42pm
Cost wise I'm not sure if that's a feasible option. I'm seriously getting to the point of buying a nice 75 gallon rectangular tank or something similar and selling this corner tank. It's been a huge headache trying to get the flow right and now this...  
------------- -Ben 90g Mixed reef www.body-balancechiropractic.com |