freshwater to 75 gallon saltwater reef with fish evolution.

[coffeetwitch]

oh and thank you for the input. hahaha i just really want a manderin. broken record i know. ill stop.

 

[Kio707]

oh and thank you for the input. hahaha i just really want a manderin. broken record i know. ill stop.

Lol... Tnx.. Patience, you'll get there...

 

[coffeetwitch]

speaking of getting there, i was supposed to go to petco today to buy my fuge so i dont break anymore aquariums.

 

[coffeetwitch]

never made it to petco, i did however use google sketch up to kinda get a look at the layout of the sump. i like it but it made me look at skimmers. i looked at the sc150 and the octopus nw150 and then i said to myself "self, im loosing so much area by putting a skimmer in the sump." then i remembered they made back pack skimmers. so i started looking at them on auqacave.

if i where to utilize a hob skimmer i could use almost all of the available area of the 40g breeder for a refugium. minus the tiny part for the return pump.

so now im asking for more advice.

what is a good amount of flow through a refugium? what is too much? what is not enough? i can adj my pump and overflow selection accordingly.

has anyone had any experience with octopus hob skimmers? ive got a couple picked out.

Reef Octopus BH 300F Dual Hang-on-Back Protein Skimmer with Filter System* - AquaCave
Reef Octopus BH 300 Dual Hang on Back Protein Skimmer - AquaCave
Reef Octopus BH 2000 Hang on Back Protein Skimmer by CoralVue - AquaCave

if i go this route i can afford a bit more money to go to the skimmer because once i get it, it can go straight to work vs waiting for the fuge components (in sump skimmer, return pump, overflow box, and plumbing) to be purchased when i can.

 

[coffeetwitch]

if i go this route i can afford a bit more money to go to the skimmer because once i get it, it can go straight to work vs waiting for the fuge components (in sump skimmer, return pump, overflow box, and plumbing) to be purchased when i can.

ive even contemplated getting something like a 10g for just the skimmer and return pump, then figuring out how to plum the 10 to the 40 to circulate water for the fuge.

 

[huma-huma]

IF you plan on running a true refugium to grow pods y, skimmer goes first

 

[coffeetwitch]

IF you plan on running a true refugium to grow pods y, skimmer goes first

yes sir. if i keep the skimmer in the sump i was going to have 3 chambers, pump in the middle and the fuge and the skimmer on the ends over flowing to the middle.

fuge---line teed off from return pump---return pump---in from dt and skimmer.

 

[huma-huma]

Ahh ok I was lookin into a similar setup...until my brain started hurting

 

[coffeetwitch]

this is what i thought of if i get the 10g to run in tandem.

 

[coffeetwitch]

this if i keep the skimmer in sump

 

[coffeetwitch]

the fuge baffles are flip flopped sorry.

 

[Unicorn]

this if i keep the skimmer in sump

Maybe I'm stupid but it doesn't make sense to me the baffle from fugde is in reverse. And why is the return to tank parted to the fudge? Guess it could work... Except for the baffle LOL

 

[Unicorn]

the fuge baffles are flip flopped sorry.

Same time LOL
I think ur plan could work

 

[coffeetwitch]

Maybe I'm stupid but it doesn't make sense to me the baffle from fugde is in reverse. And why is the return to tank parted to the fudge? Guess it could work... Except for the baffle LOL

your not stupid. i think i half understood this concept from your build. the return is parted to the fuge to supply water.

only running 1 overflow vs two like your set up.

 

[coffeetwitch]

Same time LOL
I think ur plan could work

ive got 3 different plans going. i can only choose one. im seriously leaning towards the hob skimmer so i can use the sump solely for a fuge.

 

[huma-huma]

Im likin the second design

 

[coffeetwitch]

how big does a fuge need to be to effectively filter water? or grow everything a person wants for the dt?

 

[huma-huma]

It really depends on setup and efficiency, but id go with half the dt size

 

[Unicorn]

It really depends on setup and efficiency, but id go with half the dt size

U mean DT 120g and fuge 60g or DT 4' and fuge 2' ?!

 

[tdwright1971]

dragonetts are really cool fish, I have never kept a mandarin but currently have a female scooter, I had a pair and they would do their dance it was very cool. I bought him because i had too many pods but it only took a couple of days for him to eat all of them in a 20 gallon.a few months later a bought the female, Sadly he just disappeared one day a couple of months back. here is a link to a mandarin diner http://www.melevsreef.com/mandarin_diner.html.