Can this be converted into a refugium?
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you think i should leave the sponge though? keep things seperate and whatnot? Id prolly get a new sponge....this ones like ancient and gross LOL
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Wet dry
I'd keep the sponge.
You will probably have chaeto or live rocks in the left section. The sponge keeps the debris or small strands of chaeto from getting into the return pump. I'd rinse the sponge out once in a while.
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Originally posted by cichlid1409 View Postsure, just pull those bio-balls out.
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the way i figured id try and do this is put the return pump and line where the balls are currently at. as for the in-line i would just have it dumping into the slanted side. Im not entirely sure what GPH i need to push this. I figure Id try to find a overflow box that is rated 3-600.
my return pump just says: Model 9.5B Utility pump. 115volts A.C/60hz/93watts/1.33 amps
no gph rating or anything...all i know is that and that it is heavy as **** lol!
if you know of any thing i could use to push this up to say...4-5 feet or so that would be nice. Like a brand or model number. If you know me, Im horrible with electricity and if I touch it....im dead LOL!!!!
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Originally posted by Darbex View PostWhy do you need to take out the bio-balls?
If you want to keep corals, you want to keep nitrate close to 0 at all time and the better media are live rocks. They have both the bacteria that convert nitrite to nitrate and anaerobic bacteria that reduce nitrate by consuming the nitrogen and release oxygen.
You can also use macro algae such as chaeto and mangrove plants to consume the nitrate much like you use live plants for fresh water.
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Originally posted by Kittysnax View Postthe way i figured id try and do this is put the return pump and line where the balls are currently at. as for the in-line i would just have it dumping into the slanted side. Im not entirely sure what GPH i need to push this. I figure Id try to find a overflow box that is rated 3-600.
my return pump just says: Model 9.5B Utility pump. 115volts A.C/60hz/93watts/1.33 amps
no gph rating or anything...all i know is that and that it is heavy as **** lol!
if you know of any thing i could use to push this up to say...4-5 feet or so that would be nice. Like a brand or model number. If you know me, Im horrible with electricity and if I touch it....im dead LOL!!!!
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30g oceanic cube (not a biocube) i might just spring for a hob one though. i honestly dont feel like dealing with plumbing lol
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sump
It's not hard to plumb a sump, a fuge to your setup, but you have to consider its purpose for it to worth the cost and effort.
A sump with nothing else and used to add more water volume to your tank sounds good in that the water parameters are more stable but why not just use a bigger main tank?
A sump with just some more sand and rocks serve little purpose for me either. Why not add that same amount of sand and rocks to your main tank?
In my sump I keep the basics: chaeto, mangrove plants, skimmer, heater.
My auto top off also connects to the sump so my replacement water gets to mix with salt water before returning to the main tank.
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Originally posted by cichlid1409 View Postyou want the flow in your fuge to be slow to allow for nutrient uptake . i have a mag 3 on my 25g.
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