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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / November 2004Light over large refugium?
My current setup is a 98 gallon tank, 40 gallon sump, and 30 gallon rubbermaid container as a refugium (sitting above the tank - gravity fed back into the tank). I'm planning to add a 75 gallon refugium, also above the tank. (I haven't decided if it's going to replace the current 'fuge, or just flow into it before going into the tank.) How much light should a large 'fuge like that have? Thanks. Eric http://www.atreis.com/saltwater1.html Nice setup, im not the best on lighting, but wouldnt it be easier to get rid of the rubbermaid after you add the 75, makes less of a chance of losing the system due to plumbing probs. also whats the sump do if its not a fuge or a filter? seems the sump shoudl be one or the other otherwise whats the use? wolf, p.s. im jealous, i want a bigger fuge for my 60gal, haha. > My current setup is a 98 gallon tank, 40 gallon sump, and 30 gallon > rubbermaid container as a refugium (sitting above the tank - gravity fed [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Eric > http://www.atreis.com/saltwater1.html Thanks. The sump contains the skimmer, calcium reactor, heaters, charcoal (when I use it), pump that supplies the chiller and the return from the chiller, float switch that controls the top-off pump, and the return pump which returns most of the water straight to the main tank with some going to the current 'fuge. I'll probably add a second pump to supply the new 'fuge and leave the current return pump in place. The one thing I really like about how I have it set up is that I can put whatever I want in that back area. I'm not nearly as limited on space as are people who have to fit everything under the tank. Eric > Nice setup, im not the best on lighting, but wouldnt it be easier to get rid > of the rubbermaid after you add the 75, makes less of a chance of losing the [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >>Eric >>http://www.atreis.com/saltwater1.html wow, sounds great, like you have good uses for it. god idea. another thing, what about your fuge return pump, are you sure your getting enough return out of your fuge to resupply your tank with critters? and surprised nobody answered your light question yet! > Thanks. The sump contains the skimmer, calcium reactor, heaters, charcoal > (when I use it), pump that supplies the chiller and the return from the [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >>>Eric >>>http://www.atreis.com/saltwater1.html For refugium lighting, you can use any lighting to grow algae / plant etc. CapFusion,... > wow, sounds great, like you have good uses for it. god idea. another > thing, what about your fuge return pump, are you sure your getting enough [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >>>>Eric >>>>http://www.atreis.com/saltwater1.html Actually, my impression is that it's better to have a low flow rate so that most of the critters end up staying in the refugium so that they can multiply in there. Once their population is high, the tank will get substantial input from the 'fuge. I'm currently planning to use a 700 gph pump (MAG 7) to supply the new 'fuge. My current 'fuge only gets about 200 gph. Eric > wow, sounds great, like you have good uses for it. god idea. another > thing, what about your fuge return pump, are you sure your getting enough [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >>>>Eric >>>>http://www.atreis.com/saltwater1.html | My current setup is a 98 gallon tank, 40 gallon sump, and 30 gallon | rubbermaid container as a refugium (sitting above the tank - gravity fed | back into the tank). I'm planning to add a 75 gallon refugium, also | above the tank. (I haven't decided if it's going to replace the current | 'fuge, or just flow into it before going into the tank.) How much light | should a large 'fuge like that have? As CapFusion stated, nearly any light will be adequete for growing caulerpa etc. A compact flourescent bulb would be fine, say, 100w output. Thanks Billy and CapFusion. I have a 110 watt pc fixture from a planted freshwater tank that I'm not using anymore. I'll just use that. Eric > | My current setup is a 98 gallon tank, 40 gallon sump, and 30 gallon > | rubbermaid container as a refugium (sitting above the tank - [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > caulerpa etc. A compact flourescent bulb would be fine, say, 100w > output. |
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