Fuge Layout

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  1. MaJaCa

    MaJaCa Plankton

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    Alright, I'm about to partition this 30g tank I bought into sections for my sump/fuge... obviously the pump is at one end w/ a bubble trap before it... However, should I put the skimmer section in the middle or at the beginning of the layout.

    layout:
    fuge? -> skimmer? -> pump
     
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  2. mClarkDriver

    mClarkDriver Flamingo Tongue

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    i would think skimmer, fuge, then pump.. but i could be wrong on this. i have not built one yet.
     
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  3. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    Here is my fuge..its a 30g long...i dont have a skimmer in it because i have a HOB right now but I have a chamber for a skimmer first (but it just holds a filter sock), then the fuge (angled because the pre-cut picture frame replacement glass at home depot that is SUPER CHEAP, was a hair too long, BUT I LOVE THAT IT WAS for more fuge room) then the return pump chamber...my fuge works like a gem and i have a MASSIVE pod population in my tank now! I'm getting a mandarin soon :)
     

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  4. MaJaCa

    MaJaCa Plankton

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    Nice idea! I might do that also.

    I've heard about pods... do you have to supplement them at first? or do they just hitchhike their way in?

    Thanks, and btw SICK reef. I hope mine looks like that eventually! K+
     
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  5. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    I bought a handful of caulerpa from the LFS and a handful of seaweed from snorkling in the gulf of mexico, that was how they first got in it...now when i look in my fuge I have SOOO many pods its rediculous..needless to say I have a VERY happy fat 6 line wrasse..lol
     
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    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    Thanks...i've put a lot of hard work into it...but now i get the payoff of watching it mostly...besides adding vitamins and doing water changes :)

    My fuge cost me a whopping $30 to make...tank included :)
     
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  7. Telgar

    Telgar Snowflake Eel

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    Telgar Snowflake Eel

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    Kevin, i'm diggin the catty corner baffles, have you had any issues with those?
    how does that setup handle evaporation that usually shows itself in the return area?
     
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  9. MaJaCa

    MaJaCa Plankton

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  10. Telgar

    Telgar Snowflake Eel

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    It insulates the bottom of the tank from a cold floor that may cause large temp swings in the winter especially.
     
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