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08-04-2004, 07:02 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Gainesville, FL,Florida
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 |  Help building Refugium
I have a 20 gal glass tank i wanted to make into a refugium. *I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for what to make the baffles out off. *I was thinking to use acrylic because it would be easy to cut and shape, but what do I use to attach it to the glass. *Will silicone work?? Any help would be great
The above refugium is going under a tall 30 gal. If you guys have any suggestions on a over flow and a flow rate for the return pump. Thanks again
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72 gal bowfront with Megaflow. Coralife superskimmer. Two 250W MH 10,000K. 1 Yellow tang, 1 false perc, 1 royal gramma, Midas Blenny and Three Newly aquired Banggai Cardinalfish. Crocea Clam. Button polyp, starburst, shroom, white bubble coral, Xenia, colt coral, Frog spawn, Montipora Capricornis Coral, Ricordea and a newly aquired Open Brain. Lettuce sea slug. Double star and Linki star. | 
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08-04-2004, 01:46 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MORENO VALLEY, CA,California
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| Re: Help building Refugium
Silcone is fine I used glass but acrylic will work too. As for flow rate you want as slow a flow as to let the fuge do its thing.it depends on how is going to be set up in your system.Do you have a sump? Or is it going to be a stand alone fuge? _________ 135g 3" SB 3- 400w MH, 2 65w PC actinic, 2 10K PC, 40g refugium, EV-180 PS ,Mag 18 ret,1700 PH,2 maxi 1200's air water and ice 5 stage RO/DI  | |
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08-04-2004, 04:19 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: Help building Refugium
I just made one myself....I use glass aquarium with plexiglass baffles, attached with silicone. Just make sure the plexiglass is not so thin as to flex with the water flow or it can pull out of the silicone.  _________  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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08-04-2004, 08:49 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Gainesville, FL,Florida
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| Re: Help building Refugium
I was just going to use a refug alone, no sump. I was going to add live rock to the main tank and refug and later add a protien skimmer. Any suggestions would be great. | |
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08-04-2004, 11:42 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MORENO VALLEY, CA,California
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| Re: Help building Refugium
YOU ARE GOING TO NEED AN OVER FLOW BOX IF YOUR TANK DOESNT HAVE A BUILT IN ONE. | |
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08-04-2004, 11:50 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MORENO VALLEY, CA,California
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| Re: Help building Refugium
You can get one cheap on ebay. use a mag 5 pump to return to tank. | |
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