fijiwigi
Aquarium Advice Addict
I finally got my sump/refugium I had custom made from Glass-holes.com. It was custom built to fit under my 46gbow cabinet(any of the standard sizes dont fit a 46gbow cabinet) The flow is right-left the first section is decent size as the Aquamedic turboflotor multi will still be hang on style hanging on the sump out of the back of the cabinet.The refugium zone is about 12"long x 10"wide and about10" high with teeth cut in the acrylic to prevent any snails from cruising. The light is a 65wflood light. Manufacturer states its the equivilant of a 500w light very bright. The return section is about 5" or so. Sump with light was 350.00 the overflow and return pump about 120.00 I am excited to get it up and running.
First I need to put it in the tub and fill with water to check for leaks(guy who built did already but want to double check)
Then I have to slide my aquarium onto the extra stand I have and partly disassemble my stand to fit my sump inside the cabinet and then slide it back onto the stand. will probably need to empty at least 50% of water to be able to slide it around.
And then I will just need to put all the plumbing together and test it out. Still a little curious about the whole drilling the hole in return to prevent overflow thing. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Buy some sand and macroalgae and I should be ready to rock N roll.
First I need to put it in the tub and fill with water to check for leaks(guy who built did already but want to double check)
Then I have to slide my aquarium onto the extra stand I have and partly disassemble my stand to fit my sump inside the cabinet and then slide it back onto the stand. will probably need to empty at least 50% of water to be able to slide it around.
And then I will just need to put all the plumbing together and test it out. Still a little curious about the whole drilling the hole in return to prevent overflow thing. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Buy some sand and macroalgae and I should be ready to rock N roll.