DIY Aquaclear Fuge? - Aquarium Advice

JDogg · 11-10-2007, 10:03 AM

ok someone told me i can turn my Aquaclear 30 filter into a DIY Fuge for my new 10 gallon nano project... any directions/suggestions on how that is done?

TIA

WaterPond · 11-10-2007, 11:01 AM

Aquaclear 70, or 110 are better for making a "fuge" which isnt technically a "fuge". All it is is a filter filled with live rock rubble instead of media which holds nitrates.

Lepomis · 11-11-2007, 12:13 AM

I will have to disagree a HOB is most certainly a technically a "fuge". The Aquaclear refuge set up does just what any refugium is meant to do. It protects organisms (wheter, isopods, algaes, etc..) from predation from tank mates. Nothing more nothing less.
Many do more than chuck live rock rubble in it, mangroves, macros, etc... Plastic egg shell crating is often used to help keep the flow from blasting out macros. The DIY section at www.nano-reef.com is a good place to search.

11-10-2007, 10:03 AM	#1
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11-10-2007, 11:01 AM	#2
WaterPond Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corunna, Ontario (outside of sarnia) Posts: 2,616 Images: 5	Aquaclear 70, or 110 are better for making a "fuge" which isnt technically a "fuge". All it is is a filter filled with live rock rubble instead of media which holds nitrates. __________________ Jason Canadian Aquarium Auction!

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11-11-2007, 12:13 AM	#3
Lepomis Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 335	I will have to disagree a HOB is most certainly a technically a "fuge". The Aquaclear refuge set up does just what any refugium is meant to do. It protects organisms (wheter, isopods, algaes, etc..) from predation from tank mates. Nothing more nothing less. Many do more than chuck live rock rubble in it, mangroves, macros, etc... Plastic egg shell crating is often used to help keep the flow from blasting out macros. The DIY section at www.nano-reef.com is a good place to search.