Getting ready to build my diy refugium?

Discussion in 'Refugium' started by H2con, Jul 10, 2008.

to remove this notice and enjoy 3reef content with less ads. 3reef membership is free.

  1. H2con

    H2con Plankton

    Joined:
    Jul 10, 2008
    Messages:
    3
    Location:
    Central Florida
    I have a 90gal tank with a wet/dry that I'm going to remove the bioballs and turn into a sump. For my refugium I'm going to find a rubbermaid container or something along those lines and set it under my cabinet higher than my wet/dry. To supply the refugium I will either t off my hob overflow and put a valve on the refug side to slow flow or I will tap off a small pump that feeds my phosban reactor in the sump, that would be the easiest but will it be ok? The feed line would dump in one side of the refug then I will drill a overflow hole on the other side that will drain out into the wet/dry soon to be sump? My light will be a clip on with a swirl cf bulb from the depot. Do I have this right? Do I need baffles? How deep should the live sand be? I have gottin alot of info from this site and I just want to do this as cheap and functional as possible. ;D
     
    H2con, Jul 10, 2008
    H2con, Jul 10, 2008
    #1

    2. Click Here!

  2. SmittyCoco

    SmittyCoco Fire Shrimp

    Joined:
    Apr 7, 2007
    Messages:
    312
    Location:
    Modesto,Cali
    Sounds Like you have a good plan going there . Good luck ! Welcome to 3 reef!:wave:
     
    SmittyCoco, Jul 10, 2008
    SmittyCoco, Jul 10, 2008
    #2
  3. R34dawn

    R34dawn Ocellaris Clown

    Joined:
    Apr 21, 2008
    Messages:
    1,464
    Location:
    Garden Creek,VA
    Howdy and welcome to 3Reef. there is several refugiums in the dyi area of this forum that might be of great help for you
     
    R34dawn, Jul 10, 2008
    R34dawn, Jul 10, 2008
    #3
  4. IndianOutlaw

    IndianOutlaw Bristle Worm

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2008
    Messages:
    145
    Location:
    Parkland, FL
    IndianOutlaw, Jul 10, 2008
    IndianOutlaw, Jul 10, 2008
    #4
  5. H2con

    H2con Plankton

    Joined:
    Jul 10, 2008
    Messages:
    3
    Location:
    Central Florida
    Do I need baffles and is it ok to tap of the phosban reactor pump in the sump to supply the refugium? I have a ten gallon I got at wal***t but I don't know if I can drill it?
     
    H2con, Jul 10, 2008
    H2con, Jul 10, 2008
    #5
  6. KOgle

    KOgle Zoanthid

    Joined:
    May 4, 2007
    Messages:
    1,109
    Location:
    Columbus Indiana
    Your idea sounds identical to what I use on mine. I'll shoot you a picture...
    As for the RubberMaid warning I don't know if I agree with this or not especially if you use food safe containers. You should shoot for about 10% of the water volume of your system. Any more than that and the fuge won't really have enough to "eat"
    Here's mine...
     

    Attached Files:

    KOgle, Jul 10, 2008
    KOgle, Jul 10, 2008
    #6

    7. Click Here!

  7. H2con

    H2con Plankton

    Joined:
    Jul 10, 2008
    Messages:
    3
    Location:
    Central Florida
    Thanks for the pics KOgle. Glad to know it will work. Can you buy the bulkheads at a hardware store or homedepot? Thanks everyone, I have my weekend project.
     
    H2con, Jul 10, 2008
    H2con, Jul 10, 2008
    #7
  8. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

    Joined:
    Jul 10, 2007
    Messages:
    7,933
    Location:
    Miami, FL
    I have the same tank with the same idea in-place. Heres a video of mine.
    YouTube - Refugium
     
    lunatik_69, Jul 10, 2008
    lunatik_69, Jul 10, 2008
    #8
  9. KOgle

    KOgle Zoanthid

    Joined:
    May 4, 2007
    Messages:
    1,109
    Location:
    Columbus Indiana
    You might be able to get bulkheads at one of the home stores but I've never had any luck. Always ordered mine online from Premium Aquatics. FYI- I'm running a 2 inch bulkhead out of my fuge but I don't know that it would need to be that big.
     
    KOgle, Jul 11, 2008
    KOgle, Jul 11, 2008
    #9