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04-15-2005, 05:17 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Altona,Manitoba Age: 29
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 |  fugless/sumpless good idea?
hi all i was thinking about setting up a 45 gallon tank without a sump or refugium just wondering what everyones opinion on this was.
The only thing i have room for in the stand would be a skimmer as it is a DIY hexagon tank and my tendency to go overkill on the frame 
thanks in advance
Peter
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180 gal., dual 400 watt mh 14000k 120 watt NO actinics ,amiracle skimmer, ' quiet one' main pump (1000gph), 5 PH's 60gal fuge/sump, 300lb LR 150lb LS. 10 astrea snails, 2 scarlet hermits, yellow tang, 6 line wrasse, gold stiped maroon clown,2 Firefish, Reagal tang, 3 green chromis, 2 yellow tail blue damsels, fighting conch, colt coral, leather coral, watermellon mushroom, brown zoos, Bubble coral, green fuzzy mushroom, Yellow polyp zoos, Orange Ricordia. | 
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04-18-2005, 05:36 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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|  Re: fugless/sumpless good idea?
Once you see all the crap hanging in your display tank, you may wish you had at least a sump.
Benefits are
increased water volume
hides stuff (pumps, heaters, probes, drip lines, etc.)
It is a great place to put additives in
It is a personal choice , really _________  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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04-20-2005, 06:22 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Philadelphia
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| Re: fugless/sumpless good idea?
I agree with birdlady.
A sump can be a great place to hide equipment like skimmers and heaters, but other than adding additional water volume, it really doesnt benefit you more than that.
A refugium, however, is another story. A refugium (or "fuge") is similar to a sump in a way. This is an area of the tank, usually separated by an overflow and a return pump, where you cultivate different types of macroalgae.
The macroalgae grow in this sequestered area of the tank and use up nutrients in the water that would otherwise go to support the growth of other algaes which can quickly clutter and ruin the asthetic appearance of the main tank (hair algae for example).
Many people have different theories on whether a fuge is a necessary piece of equipment or not. I know people who run tanks on fuges and thats it...no skimmer or external filtration.
Personally, I dont have a fuge. I would rather go with a protein skimmer that can handle many times the capacity of my tank. I feel it is an easier and more scientific (albeit less "natural") way of maintaining the balance of nutrients and wastes in my tank.
Hope this helps. | |
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