Refugium lighting - Page 2

jer77 · 04/13/2006, 10:50 PM

woops:

Lageo04 · 04/13/2006, 10:55 PM

Thanks jer77 and ZOKU, the sump ended up being a little over 45 gal with 1/3 sections. first is asm g-3 skimmer area through bubble trap to return section. The return section has two pumps, one for the refuge (296 gph) and the other is return (mag 700 gph) to the display tank ( Perfecto 150 gal. 48x24x30 with overflow box).
Display has two seio PH's 620 and 1500.
Like I said the refuge is only a couple months old and is all caulerpa. Started out with a small baggie worth of it and have harvested appox. a couple qt size bags of the grape caulerpa.

jer77 · 04/13/2006, 10:59 PM

bergzy,
I am definaetly aware of these problems. I know caulerpa can always go sexual no matter what. I really don't keep that much of it so its not that much of a problem. I have little concern of it making it into my tank, it has before. In one tank it didn't grow much, and my other tank my tang ate it all. I had a tank full of it and it ate it all. I've had it go sexual before and I just take it out, nothing really happened. I guess I didn't have that much.
Anyways, I love your sump, and what are you growing in it now?

jer77 · 04/13/2006, 11:01 PM

Oh ya you said chaeto.

jer77 · 04/13/2006, 11:05 PM

My sump is on a 55 gallon which I've had for a long time. Its only a 20g long. I have a 40 gallon sump on another tank which I haven't put a light on yet.

bergzy · 04/13/2006, 11:08 PM

actually,

the bucket fuge is on my office tank and the system is just a fowlr.

here is the real thing before i took out about 1000 pounds of live rock since going full system zeovit.

what you're looking at is one of my lr holding tanks. the light is above my 'cage' refugium. it is just zip tied together eggcrate to keep the chaeto in place. in addition, the fan is on a temp controller set to turn on at 78 degrees for evap cooling.

my sump had about the same amount of rock too...only i had to somehow snake the rock around 3 skimmers...

i dont think my system is 'excessive' by any means!

jer77 · 04/18/2006, 05:27 PM

Lets see some more fuges.

04/13/2006, 10:50 PM	#26
jer77 Phish Lover Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,642	woops: __________________ - Jonny -, 120g 5 Year Old Reef w/ SPS, BTA, Zoos & some Softies. 40g Frag Tank. 40g Sump. Super Reef Octopus XP 3000 External Cone Skimmer. 250W Radiums. TaoTronics LED. PanWorld 200PS w/SQWD

04/13/2006, 10:55 PM	#27
Lageo04 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orange Park, Florida Posts: 135	Thanks jer77 and ZOKU, the sump ended up being a little over 45 gal with 1/3 sections. first is asm g-3 skimmer area through bubble trap to return section. The return section has two pumps, one for the refuge (296 gph) and the other is return (mag 700 gph) to the display tank ( Perfecto 150 gal. 48x24x30 with overflow box). Display has two seio PH's 620 and 1500. Like I said the refuge is only a couple months old and is all caulerpa. Started out with a small baggie worth of it and have harvested appox. a couple qt size bags of the grape caulerpa. __________________ George NFMAS President Current Tank Info: 150 gal reef and 46 gal bowfront freshwater aquarium

04/13/2006, 10:59 PM	#28
jer77 Phish Lover Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,642	bergzy, I am definaetly aware of these problems. I know caulerpa can always go sexual no matter what. I really don't keep that much of it so its not that much of a problem. I have little concern of it making it into my tank, it has before. In one tank it didn't grow much, and my other tank my tang ate it all. I had a tank full of it and it ate it all. I've had it go sexual before and I just take it out, nothing really happened. I guess I didn't have that much. Anyways, I love your sump, and what are you growing in it now? __________________ - Jonny -, 120g 5 Year Old Reef w/ SPS, BTA, Zoos & some Softies. 40g Frag Tank. 40g Sump. Super Reef Octopus XP 3000 External Cone Skimmer. 250W Radiums. TaoTronics LED. PanWorld 200PS w/SQWD

04/13/2006, 11:01 PM	#29
jer77 Phish Lover Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,642	Oh ya you said chaeto. __________________ - Jonny -, 120g 5 Year Old Reef w/ SPS, BTA, Zoos & some Softies. 40g Frag Tank. 40g Sump. Super Reef Octopus XP 3000 External Cone Skimmer. 250W Radiums. TaoTronics LED. PanWorld 200PS w/SQWD

04/13/2006, 11:05 PM	#30
jer77 Phish Lover Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,642	My sump is on a 55 gallon which I've had for a long time. Its only a 20g long. I have a 40 gallon sump on another tank which I haven't put a light on yet. __________________ - Jonny -, 120g 5 Year Old Reef w/ SPS, BTA, Zoos & some Softies. 40g Frag Tank. 40g Sump. Super Reef Octopus XP 3000 External Cone Skimmer. 250W Radiums. TaoTronics LED. PanWorld 200PS w/SQWD

04/13/2006, 11:08 PM	#31
bergzy Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OC CA USA Posts: 5,299	actually, the bucket fuge is on my office tank and the system is just a fowlr. here is the real thing before i took out about 1000 pounds of live rock since going full system zeovit. what you're looking at is one of my lr holding tanks. the light is above my 'cage' refugium. it is just zip tied together eggcrate to keep the chaeto in place. in addition, the fan is on a temp controller set to turn on at 78 degrees for evap cooling. my sump had about the same amount of rock too...only i had to somehow snake the rock around 3 skimmers... i dont think my system is 'excessive' by any means! __________________ The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule it. H.L. Mencken Ben. Current Tank Info: 180g sps, 90g cube clam biotope.

04/18/2006, 05:27 PM	#32
jer77 Phish Lover Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,642	Lets see some more fuges. __________________ - Jonny -, 120g 5 Year Old Reef w/ SPS, BTA, Zoos & some Softies. 40g Frag Tank. 40g Sump. Super Reef Octopus XP 3000 External Cone Skimmer. 250W Radiums. TaoTronics LED. PanWorld 200PS w/SQWD