another fuge idea (diy) - Aquarium Advice

greatgman · 12-02-2004, 11:04 AM

do u think a 5 gallon bucket can work
with a 5-6 inch base and a light with a hole in the side spilling into the sump?
ive got a drawing of a potential [acronym:cd291cf878="Do it yourself"]diy[/acronym:cd291cf878] fuge pending approval

XXFirefighter · 12-02-2004, 12:05 PM

I'd like to see it !
My nano could use something like this !

**ellisz** · 12-02-2004, 12:06 PM

I uses a 25 [acronym:eafe0356bb="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:eafe0356bb] rubbermaid that is only half full. I uses a maxijet 1200 to pump water from the sump to the fuge and I drilled a hole in the rubbermaid to spill back into the sump.

A 5 [acronym:eafe0356bb="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:eafe0356bb] would be fine as long as you tank is not huge. Might not give you alot of benefit if your tank is big other than a haven for [acronym:eafe0356bb="copepods, amphipods, etc"]pods[/acronym:eafe0356bb].

sumphead · 12-02-2004, 12:08 PM

This is the pic from his gallery:

It should work quite well especially for pod habitat.

[acronym:c2e4364dca="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:c2e4364dca],
R-

**ellisz** · 12-02-2004, 12:15 PM

If the tank is draining into the 5 [acronym:9d8161789a="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:9d8161789a] bucket, you might have too strong a flow and disturb the sand and such. Should work though.

XXFirefighter · 12-02-2004, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ellisz

If the tank is draining into the 5 [acronym:2049b0edaf="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:2049b0edaf] bucket, you might have too strong a flow and disturb the sand and such. Should work though.

yup.. would need a plate in there to trickle down somehow?
Was a good idea...
I don't like the idea of a 5 gallon bucket sitting mect to my tank though... or do I have room for one !

greatgman · 12-10-2004, 04:52 PM

what i'll do is use a mj 1000 and pump water from the tankinto the bucketfuge
then it will spill into the sumps chamber that gets pumped back up to the tank

bound_for_obx · 12-10-2004, 05:02 PM

I would pump it from the fuge up into the bucket. If the pump from the fuge to the main were to fail at least you wouldn't be pumping water out of the tank and onto the floor.

greatgman · 12-11-2004, 07:09 AM

what i was also thinking of doing is putting a tube down to the bottom and have the water flow up thru the sand
maybe find a way to put some sort of [acronym:7d8fd82290="Under Gravel Filter"]ugf[/acronym:7d8fd82290] base plate or eggcrate with some fine mesh screen on top of the sand

ne1 know if they make a 5 [acronym:7d8fd82290="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:7d8fd82290] hexagonal [acronym:7d8fd82290="Under Gravel Filter"]ugf[/acronym:7d8fd82290]?

12-02-2004, 11:04 AM	#1
greatgman Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: washington pa. Posts: 342 Images: 4	another fuge idea (diy) do u think a 5 gallon bucket can work with a 5-6 inch base and a light with a hole in the side spilling into the sump? ive got a drawing of a potential [acronym:cd291cf878="Do it yourself"]diy[/acronym:cd291cf878] fuge pending approval __________________ another day another dead brain cell dont it suck?

12-02-2004, 12:05 PM	#2
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12-02-2004, 12:06 PM	#3
ellisz Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Indiana USA Posts: 2,672 Images: 9	I uses a 25 [acronym:eafe0356bb="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:eafe0356bb] rubbermaid that is only half full. I uses a maxijet 1200 to pump water from the sump to the fuge and I drilled a hole in the rubbermaid to spill back into the sump. A 5 [acronym:eafe0356bb="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:eafe0356bb] would be fine as long as you tank is not huge. Might not give you alot of benefit if your tank is big other than a haven for [acronym:eafe0356bb="copepods, amphipods, etc"]pods[/acronym:eafe0356bb]. __________________ 180 gal Display, 100 gal basement sump, 33 gal refugium, 3x250 MH, 2x160 VHO actinics, zoos, some softies, LPS & lots of acros and other SPS. 100 gal prop tank plumbed into main system w/ 2x96 PC lights and 1x150 MH,

12-02-2004, 12:15 PM	#5
ellisz Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Indiana USA Posts: 2,672 Images: 9	If the tank is draining into the 5 [acronym:9d8161789a="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:9d8161789a] bucket, you might have too strong a flow and disturb the sand and such. Should work though. __________________ 180 gal Display, 100 gal basement sump, 33 gal refugium, 3x250 MH, 2x160 VHO actinics, zoos, some softies, LPS & lots of acros and other SPS. 100 gal prop tank plumbed into main system w/ 2x96 PC lights and 1x150 MH,

12-10-2004, 04:52 PM	#7
greatgman Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: washington pa. Posts: 342 Images: 4	what i'll do is use a mj 1000 and pump water from the tankinto the bucketfuge then it will spill into the sumps chamber that gets pumped back up to the tank __________________ another day another dead brain cell dont it suck?

12-02-2004, 12:08 PM	#4
sumphead Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 797 Images: 1	This is the pic from his gallery: It should work quite well especially for pod habitat. [acronym:c2e4364dca="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:c2e4364dca], R-

12-10-2004, 05:02 PM	#8
bound_for_obx Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 773	I would pump it from the fuge up into the bucket. If the pump from the fuge to the main were to fail at least you wouldn't be pumping water out of the tank and onto the floor. __________________ 75 gal 4x65w PC AquaC Remora Pro 140#s Live Rock from LiveRocks.com Frogspawn, Hammer, Zoos, Leather Frag, and Xenia and Green Star Polyp frags from fishfreek and Alarmguy66, Thanks! Member of the Unofficial A-Team

12-11-2004, 07:09 AM	#9
greatgman Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: washington pa. Posts: 342 Images: 4	what i was also thinking of doing is putting a tube down to the bottom and have the water flow up thru the sand maybe find a way to put some sort of [acronym:7d8fd82290="Under Gravel Filter"]ugf[/acronym:7d8fd82290] base plate or eggcrate with some fine mesh screen on top of the sand ne1 know if they make a 5 [acronym:7d8fd82290="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:7d8fd82290] hexagonal [acronym:7d8fd82290="Under Gravel Filter"]ugf[/acronym:7d8fd82290]? __________________ another day another dead brain cell dont it suck?

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