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What kind of glue?? Definitely just used silicone and it's all done lol... If I hafta re-do it I will 8-( Anyone only use silicone on their baffles??
 
Benamayer said:
What kind of glue?? Definitely just used silicone and it's all done lol... If I hafta re-do it I will 8-( Anyone only use silicone on their baffles??
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Oh I know people who have only used silicone! I really think it all depends on how much flow you will have. Ignore my comment! It will be fine!
 
Benamayer said:
What kind of glue?? Definitely just used silicone and it's all done lol... If I hafta re-do it I will 8-( Anyone only use silicone on their baffles??
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I used silicone on mine... As long as you don't skimp on it you'll be fine. There really isn't a whole lot of pressure on the baffles since they have water on either side of them equalizing most of the pressure.
 
Is there a certain kind of light you need for a fuge? Do you even NEED a light? Is it even classified as a fuge with just live rock and a DSB?
 
It would still be a refugium (safe haven) but to get the full use out of it why not use it for nutrient export through macro algae.
 
A refugium usually does contain macro algae which does need light to grow. You don't need a $40 special PC mini light fixture. You can just get a clamp light at a hardware store that's $10 and a CFL bulb that's 5500-7000K. I have a 23 watt 6500K and it works great. Don't need anything "special".
 
Just picked up my tank and got the fittings loosely in place... :cool:


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Got 2 1" drains with adjustable height strainers on each corner, loctite split return in the middle... The air tubing coming out of the back is so I could run the bulkhead backwards to get it closer to the wall, and instead of running a "T", my LFS drilled a hole and dropped it in... Can't wait to get
this filled!
 
Benamayer said:
Got 2 1" drains with adjustable height strainers on each corner, loctite split return in the middle... The air tubing coming out of the back is so I could run the bulkhead backwards to get it closer to the wall, and instead of running a "T", my LFS drilled a hole and dropped it in... Can't wait to get
this filled!
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Yeah!! Haha! Looks like you are going to be busy ! LOL!
 
nikki_kaiser said:
Yeah!! Haha! Looks like you are going to be busy ! LOL!
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Yup busy to say the least! However, I did decide that I'm going to be using braided tubing as opposed to PVC for my sump drains and return. This will free up A LOT of time planning for plumbing, and also alleviate some of the head pressure of my return pipe (which I ordered the Eheim compact + 2000 today!) ... Did you know for every 90 degree bend you are adding the equivalent to a foot of head pressure?? Crazy... Anyways, my sand is in, and I need to tweak my sump a bit, then I think this weekend I might transfer from my 55! :cool:
 
The PVC connectors i got to screw into the bulkheads only go on about 2-3 turns of threads. The LFS said I need Teflon tape or a thin layer of petroleum jelly to get the pieces completely locked together. Is this right? Or did I get metric plumbing to screw into the bulkheads accidentally? Could have sworn they said " on them...?
 
Haha don't know if anyone is still following or not, but just wanted to update. I finished my sump and after water testing, the baffles bowed out. I got a much thicker acrylic and started from scratch. Going to water test it soon. My Eheim compact 2000+ came in, and I will most likely do a wet run on my sump with it to see how much 300 gph looks like. Bulkheads got screwed together on the back of the tank too... I wish there was a way to check to see if the bulkheads are water tight without filling up all the way!
 
Benamayer said:
Haha don't know if anyone is still following or not, but just wanted to update. I finished my sump and after water testing, the baffles bowed out. I got a much thicker acrylic and started from scratch. Going to water test it soon. My Eheim compact 2000+ came in, and I will most likely do a wet run on my sump with it to see how much 300 gph looks like. Bulkheads got screwed together on the back of the tank too... I wish there was a way to check to see if the bulkheads are water tight without filling up all the way!
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Is your sump glass or acrylic?
 
30 gallon long glass... Used $20! Just used silicone to put the baffles in, snug as a bug :cool:
 
Some pics of the back of tank and inside of tank with bulkheads and locline return...

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A couple bad pics of sump baffles from above and side...

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I'm following, just don't know much about sumps yet, so can't really say much. But I'm learning so I can do a sump this year too. :)
 
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