Caitlynn's 75 gallon reef build!

[caitlynnanne9189]

Is this guy reef safe?? Hes so cool!

 

[mr_X]

Nope. Not at all.

 

[caitlynnanne9189]

Nope. Not at all.

No he's not safe?

 

[Ibrahim]

No he's not safe?

Not SPS safe. Other coral he'll poke at and knock down. He eats inverts too so it's best not to have. I had one but had no small fish and shrimp or SPS

 

[caitlynnanne9189]

Not SPS safe. Other coral he'll poke at and knock down. He eats inverts too so it's best not to have. I had one but had no small fish and shrimp or SPS

Awe! He's always so playful in the lfs! Alright guess I'll steer clear

 

[Ibrahim]

Awe! He's always so playful in the lfs! Alright guess I'll steer clear

He's super hyper and is always poking and exploring the tank. But he's a bully as well.

 

[caitlynnanne9189]

He's super hyper and is always poking and exploring the tank. But he's a bully as well.

Awe he's awesome! Definitely a shame he's not reef safe. If I do a fowlr one day I'm definitely getting one of those!

Do I need a refugium for my tank?

 

[scottayy]

Need is such an awful word.
It would be beneficial to have one!

 

[caitlynnanne9189]

Need is such an awful word.
It would be beneficial to have one!

Haha ok so what exactly does that do for the tank. Just trying to get a feel and does it attatch to the sump?

 

[scottayy]

Benefits of a refugium.....

A lot of people (including me) have the middle section of their sump as their fuge. Some people will tee off the return line from the pump to feed a separate container for the fuge.

 

[scottayy]

Here's my sump from a long time ago. Not a whole lot going on in the fuge at that time, but it's there.

Since then it has more rock, more macroalgae, some critters, and algae growing

EDIT| And my 5 gallon sump on my 10 gallon tank i'm setting up now. Same design and principle only this one has a lot more sand and rock. I really just wanted to show this off, lol

 

[caitlynnanne9189]

Here's my sump from a long time ago. Not a whole lot going on in the fuge at that time, but it's there.

Since then it has more rock, more macroalgae, some critters, and algae growing

Holy cow you got a lot going on down there lol! I'm sure mine will look like that too eventually. Ok so my sump is going to be made out of a 20 gallon long. So I'd make an extra section for the fuge and then put stuff like Rick and sand in there. Alright I think I can do that lol

 

[Ibrahim]

Here's my sump from a long time ago. Not a whole lot going on in the fuge at that time, but it's there.

I love your sump. I've got a wet/dry now and really want a refugium and a place for my skimmer. Did you make that sump? If so how, as I want mine to be like yours.

 

[caitlynnanne9189]

I love your sump. I've got a wet/dry now and really want a refugium and a place for my skimmer. Did you make that sump? If so how, as I want mine to be like yours.

+1 I like it too what guideline did you use?

 

[carey]

here's my refugium on my 125g tank. There's another whole section to the right for the return pump that you cant really see too well. I keep live rock, chaeto and sand in my fuge.

 

[Ibrahim]

here's my refugium on my 125g tank. There's another whole section to the right for the return pump that you cant really see too well. I keep live rock, chaeto and sand in my fuge.

You've got the eshopps sump right?

 

[carey]

Yep, the R200. Nice and easy setup, even came with the light for the fuge.

 

[scottayy]

I got my sump from ebay.. i think some guy makes them. He does a darn good job. This is similar to the one I bought, but this is the 30 gallon version (mine is 18 and fits perfectly in the cabinet for a 55).

30 Gal Refugium-Sump Wet/Dry Aquarium Filter 30x15x15 | eBay

If I were to do it over again though, I would choose one like carey's for minimal hassle.

 

[scottayy]

aw dang it this thread is making me want to do a FOWLR build

 

[Ibrahim]

Dang, I wanted to make my own for under $100 w/o pump and overflow.