Making a refugium

smellsfishy · #1 04-06-2006, 04:09 PM

i forgot to mention some/most powerheads don't have a lot of head hieght you may need to put it beside but slightly higher or buy a small pump to feed it

deep6er · #2 04-06-2006, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by smellsfishy

i forgot to mention some/most powerheads don't have a lot of head hieght you may need to put it beside but slightly higher or buy a small pump to feed it

right, I dont think i will have it to high. just enough so the water will flow back into the tank by itself. This is all experimental . when I set up my 90g I want it perfect.

mark · #3 04-06-2006, 05:28 PM

Going to need first what the ref is for.

There's different setups (lighting, substrate size, flow) for different proposes; vegetation, amphipods, copepod, time out for fish, etc. Depending on the use, might make more sense just to be incorporating into the sump. If for pods, slightly higher than tank seems more ideal though pump shear maybe overstated.

Days worth of reading here http://www.wetwebmedia.com/refugium.htm

smellsfishy · #4 04-06-2006, 05:29 PM

experimental eh. is there anyother way. like i always say if it was easy it wouldn't be any fun. Although it would be nice to be bored once in a while .hahaha.
sound like you got a good plan. good luck

GMGQ · #5 04-06-2006, 05:43 PM

Here's how I did it. I made it with 1/4" acrylic, and made a ledge for it to overflow into the last section of my sump. My return is Tee'd off to feed it.

I also use it for acclimating new livestock:

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #6 04-06-2006, 05:54 PM

I use a Maxijet900 right now & I get a decent flow into my above tank 20g. I think I might upgrade to a Maxijet1200 later.

Anthony