setting up a refugium....

peckhead

peckhead

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would this work?.....
i have a 30g tank and a wet dry.
i want to use the 30g as a fuge.
can i put the wet dry in the 30g and have it raised about 5 inches or so and drill holes in the bottom of the sump on the wet dry so after the water come from the tank and gets filtered in the wet dry it will go into the sump and fall down into the 30g where i will have some baffels and a return pump. would this work? i am looking for a way to set up a fuge with my curent wet dry and spare 30g tank with out drilling the glass(on the 30g is glass, wet dry is acrylic i believe.
any thoughts?
 
sergeant

sergeant

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Yes you can but remember if you drill the bottom of your wetdry that would be the only way you will be able to use it the rest of the time. Instead my suggestion to you is try to get a smaller size tank to put next to your wetdry and turn it into a sump. If you drill the side of your wetdry even if you decide not to use the sump anymore you can still use the wetdry without worrying about leaks.
 
peckhead

peckhead

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Originally Posted by Sergeant
Yes you can but remember if you drill the bottom of your wetdry that would be the only way you will be able to use it the rest of the time. Instead my suggestion to you is try to get a smaller size tank to put next to your wetdry and turn it into a sump. If you drill the side of your wetdry even if you decide not to use the sump anymore you can still use the wetdry without worrying about leaks.

this is true but i would be able to get another piece of acrlyc and use aquarium glue and seal the bottom up that way...wouldnt that work?
 
peckhead

peckhead

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after looking at the sizes i am wondering if it would be worth it to even put the wet dry in the tank. since it is taking up more then half of the 30g tank. when running a refug do you really need a wet dry and will i benifit alot or at all from it? after someone lets me know if i should even use the wet dry or not or not ill have a few more questions.
what benifits would i wet dry provide to my tank that a fuge wouldnt?
 
gatorwpb

gatorwpb

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The wet/dry can become a source of nitrates if you are using bio-balls.
I have a 20 gal tank as my fuge. No other filtration is needed really. The macroalgae performs all the filtration I need.
But the plans Sly drew up for renogaw are impressive.
 
ackermsb

ackermsb

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I posted pics under new hobbyist of my wet/dry with fuge setup
search under my username and take a look. It will give you a good visual reference of one way to do it
 
renogaw

renogaw

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Originally Posted by GatorWPB
The wet/dry can become a source of nitrates if you are using bio-balls.
I have a 20 gal tank as my fuge. No other filtration is needed really. The macroalgae performs all the filtration I need.
But the plans Sly drew up for renogaw are impressive.

yea, and you can see how long ago that was LOL and i've been slowly doing it. i should hook it up this weekend and will let eveyrone know if i flooded my livingroom and basement afterwards :)
 
peckhead

peckhead

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anyone else have any input? is a wetdry much better than a fuge with with LR AND LS and no bio balls? what is that filter doing that the fuge isnt
and does anyone have any other drawings or photos of there fuge?
 
ophiura

ophiura

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It is a relative question. There are some circumstances where I would absolutely use a wet/dry, and some where I would be fine only with a refugium (a reef system). They are in many ways not really comparable in what they intend to do. There is no reason you cant have the wet/dry and refugium.
THe wet/dry will break down ammonia very efficiently. THis is what it does very very well.
 
peckhead

peckhead

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well im going to have FLOWR so you are recomending a wetdry also? i dont have the room i dont think to have both and i cant drill the glass so i was thinking about doing just a fuge...now idk what to do :(
 
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