125 Gal Upgrade!!!

jas1

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Originally Posted by Posiden
http:///forum/post/3143863
UHMMMMMM, pictures?
LOL! I was waitn for the sun to go down so there wouldn't be any window reflection.
Hey P, what do you recommend for the dimensions (lenght and depth) of the fuge section in the sump/refuge? It's a standard 55 gal, 48" x 21" x 12"
 
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Here's some pics for all the pic junkies. Tell me what you think...
Nasty little crab I pulled off the Acroppora

FTS

Orange Shrooms

Torch or Frogspawn? Orange Riccordia

GSP
 
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Sebae Anemone

Jaques (Cleaner Shrimp)

Acropora. You can see where the crabs were

Right Side

Left Side
 
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Dam^ Jas, That looks good. Everybody looks happy, opened up nice and wide. Sorry to hear you lost dora. I don't know much about tangs, are they typically jumpers?
Diemensions, What all do you plan on putting down there? Do you have a skimmer?
 
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Originally Posted by Posiden
http:///forum/post/3144187
Dam^ Jas, That looks good. Everybody looks happy, opened up nice and wide. Sorry to hear you lost dora. I don't know much about tangs, are they typically jumpers?
Diemensions, What all do you plan on putting down there? Do you have a skimmer?
Thanks! I don't know if they're "jumpers" she's been in the 55 for 6+ months which didn't have a top
I might replace her with a Tomini Tang

Ya I was just thinking about the lenght and depth of the refuge section. The foot print of my skimmer and return pump are 6" each so that takes up 12" at one end and another 12" at the other end for the OF's and bioballs or possibly a TAS. Do you think 2' long and 14" deep will be enough of a refuge for some LS LR and GC?
 
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It should be fine. A general rule of thumb is to have the refug at a min of 10% the tank size. The diemensions you gave will give you 17 gallons. It should work. Plus your gonna run Bio Balls too.
What is TAS? Did you mean ATS?
 
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Originally Posted by Posiden
http:///forum/post/3144456
It should be fine. A general rule of thumb is to have the refug at a min of 10% the tank size. The diemensions you gave will give you 17 gallons. It should work. Plus your gonna run Bio Balls too.
What is TAS? Did you mean ATS?
Ya, Algae Turf Scrubber, Turf Algae Scrubber, mas o mano
 
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Well I got the sump done FINALLY! I had to replace the two panes at he bubble trap near the return section but all is good now. Tell me what y'all think

The left is the OF and LR section. Middle is mechanical, chemical, and bio section. Right is the skimmer section

The refugium section

Bubble trap and return section
 
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That looks really nice Jas.
Looks like you didn't do too bad a job getting silicone in those hard to reach panels. Should work out nice.
About the only thing I can maybe think of, is you might want a small powerhead in the refug section to keep the water stired up real good so the water doesn't flow over the top of it.
 
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Originally Posted by Posiden
http:///forum/post/3149347
That looks really nice Jas.
Looks like you didn't do too bad a job getting silicone in those hard to reach panels. Should work out nice.
About the only thing I can maybe think of, is you might want a small powerhead in the refug section to keep the water stired up real good so the water doesn't flow over the top of it.
Thanks P!!! Allready got a powerhead on standby just for that! Great minds think alike!!! LOL
 
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Originally Posted by Jas1
http:///forum/post/3149380
Thanks P!!! Allready got a powerhead on standby just for that! Great minds think alike!!! LOL
So how are all your tank inhabitants? The last pics looked really good.
Your building one heck of a nice system.
 
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