Eshopps' New Refugium

eshopps · May 15, 2010

Telgar said: ↑

The adjustable skimmer height is definitely a plus, but I feel there are still design flaws.

I don't like the filter pads on either end instead of a bubble trap. They need to be cleaned or replaced regularly. (at least weekly if not more often) Also the openings don't look very wide, easily clogged?

There is also no way to control flow thru the fuge which conventional wisdom says should be approx 10% of the tank volume hourly, but if you run a skimmer in the sump you'll need 10 times that to keep it from running dry.

Last there is very little capacity for siphon back flow during a power outage, that also means there is an issue with evaporation considering the very tight compartment has little room for a redundant ATO. And God forbid your thinking about running any reactors.

For my money I'll stick to building my own for now.
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the sponge is there is to kill all the bubble from the skimmer. so they act as bubble trap and work really good.

Matt is right, we have bigger model.

Telgar · May 15, 2010

The last thing I want to do here is offend any sponsors so I think i'm just gonna bite my tounge here and move on.

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