need help getting started

flannel4us · 03/15/2008, 10:33 PM

I just purchased my first tank a 90 gallon reef ready corner aquarium. It has a 3/4 and a 1" hole drilled. What kind of set-up does everyone recommend for the sump. I will be starting with softies and will eventually goto some sps. Any and all info will be helpful. As well as any piping diagrams, material sugestions, and the likes. Im kinda leaving this open so please dont get too complex right away.

Salamander · 03/15/2008, 11:02 PM

Have you checked out this?

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1031074

Its a good place to start.

flannel4us · 03/15/2008, 11:11 PM

whats the difference between a refugium and a sump

bst278 · 03/15/2008, 11:21 PM

Any question you could ever ask about sumps could probably be answered with this site.

http://www.melevsreef.com/

Salamander · 03/15/2008, 11:46 PM

A sump is a place to keep equipment like your skimmer and heaters etc. I refugium aka fuge is where you grow macro algae such as cheatomorpha and calurpa etc. The algae grows using unwanted nutrients, you trim it for nutrient export and it also provides a good breding ground for various pods etc.

If you're setting up tank that will be a reef I highly recommend you install a sump/fuge under your tank. Should be easy with your drilled tank.

cdbias2 · 03/16/2008, 06:29 AM

A QuietOne 4000 is a good return pump for that tank.

03/15/2008, 10:33 PM	#1
flannel4us Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 27	need help getting started I just purchased my first tank a 90 gallon reef ready corner aquarium. It has a 3/4 and a 1" hole drilled. What kind of set-up does everyone recommend for the sump. I will be starting with softies and will eventually goto some sps. Any and all info will be helpful. As well as any piping diagrams, material sugestions, and the likes. Im kinda leaving this open so please dont get too complex right away.

03/15/2008, 11:02 PM	#2
Salamander Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,103	Have you checked out this? http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1031074 Its a good place to start. __________________ I feel more like myself now than I did before. Current Tank Info: 120g mixed reef, 2 x 250W DE MH, 2 x 54w T5, MSX 200 SKimmer, 2 Koralia 4's, 40g fuge/sump, QT

03/15/2008, 11:46 PM	#5
Salamander Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,103	A sump is a place to keep equipment like your skimmer and heaters etc. I refugium aka fuge is where you grow macro algae such as cheatomorpha and calurpa etc. The algae grows using unwanted nutrients, you trim it for nutrient export and it also provides a good breding ground for various pods etc. If you're setting up tank that will be a reef I highly recommend you install a sump/fuge under your tank. Should be easy with your drilled tank. __________________ I feel more like myself now than I did before. Current Tank Info: 120g mixed reef, 2 x 250W DE MH, 2 x 54w T5, MSX 200 SKimmer, 2 Koralia 4's, 40g fuge/sump, QT

03/15/2008, 11:11 PM	#3
flannel4us Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 27	whats the difference between a refugium and a sump

03/15/2008, 11:21 PM	#4
bst278 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5	Any question you could ever ask about sumps could probably be answered with this site. http://www.melevsreef.com/

03/16/2008, 06:29 AM	#6
cdbias2 Appalachian Reef Society Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alum Creek, WV (No more) Posts: 1,433	A QuietOne 4000 is a good return pump for that tank.