Sump/ fuge, which ones best?

[chaiza]

Hi, well I'd like to switch to a sump/ fuge for my 30 gal. I've noticed a slight but noticable temp change with my 350 canister. I've checked temp with out running it and it drops 2 +/- degrees. I've always wanted a fuge system but sump based. Any good suggestions I should look into?

 

[wangotango]

The easiest thing to do would be to buy a 10gal or 15gal tank and silicone some dividers in there to make two compartments; one for the fuge where you can have a DSB, some rock rubble, and some macro algaes, and in the sump compartment keep your heater, skimmer (if it's an in-sump model) and return pump. You would have to buy and overflow box to mount on your tank to drain water though.
Hope that helps.
-Justin

 

[chaiza]

cool, thanks infact i got a couple 10 gal lying around the place somewhere, yea! looks like some DIY time!

 

[nycustomsumps]

i have a custom sump/refuge , it has 3 sections:
first section is the skimmer/intake , second section is the refuge , and the third section is the return/heater. works very well

 

[prime311]

I'd use a bigger tank if you can. The more room to work with the easier time you'll have dealing with any noise or bubbling issues.