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11-14-2004, 03:01 AM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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|  My refugium, I copied Birdlady :)
Here is a picture of my fuge. It has a place on the right for the turbulent water to enter. A center fuge zone. A small area for filtration if desired and then the spot on the left for a submersible pump. It has fine aragonite mixed in with live sand and Caulerpa Racemosa and Prolifera macroalgae. I also put in some Chaetomorpha and a crab that was terrorizing my wife's 10 gal nano tank. BTW I hope I didn't embarrass Birdlady because her fuge looks a lot nicer than mine. 
One question, how do you keep the incoming pipe in a fixed position, so it doesn't move all over the place?
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | 
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11-14-2004, 01:07 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: My refugium, I copied Birdlady :)
_________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch  | |
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11-14-2004, 05:01 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Melbourne, VIC,Victoria
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| Re: My refugium, I copied Birdlady :)
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One question, how do you keep the incoming pipe in a fixed position, so it doesn't move all over the place?
| The one I built some time back was similar. I use a short peice of 6 inch diameter pipe, glued on an end piece and glued the end piece to the bottom of the fuge/sump with silicon. It was glued into the corner of the sump in an uprigt position and was just long enough to be just above the water level. The pipe was like a holster and the drain pipe just rested inside.
I also cut a notch in the bigger pipe to make sure that the water could only flow into the sump. It did make a bit of noise and if that would bother you, just make it shorter so the pipe ( when upright ) is shorter than the water level.
John
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Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so...Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don't. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it! | |
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11-15-2004, 05:10 AM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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| Re: My refugium, I copied Birdlady :)
JohnO and Birdlady, Thanks for the input! Karma to both of you :-)
I am just happy that I was able to adjust the overflow and the spraybar so the sump does not overflow when the pump is turned off. Or overfill the tank if the overflow quits working.
Jim
P.S. Thanks for changing your avatar JohnO | |
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11-25-2004, 11:06 AM
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| | Plankton
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 | Re: My refugium, I copied Birdlady :)
I have to thank Birdlady also! I followed your question and answers abou t your experiences building your refugium. Thanks a million for the help and taking the time to include all of the pictures.
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125 Gallon Reef. Metal Halide Lights, Mag 7&5. Red Sea Berlin Skimmer, 20 Gal Long Refugium, SCWD.
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11-25-2004, 03:14 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: My refugium, I copied Birdlady :)
Welcome FNPinMO! Karma to you for your avatar!!!!LOL!!!
I LOVE RALPHIE!!! That is sooooo my favorite movie! I was just saying today, now that it is thatnksgiving, we can start watching it!!!!
"Lifebouy, Blech!" 
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