Fuge help please

Tremolo · 01/05/2007, 02:01 AM

I have a 29 gallon tank with one of the HOB aquafuge refugiums on it(the large one I think it holds about 4 gallons of water in it.). Anyway I am wondering it there is enough flow moving thru it? I have a MJ1200 that feeds into the built-in skimmer then it just overflows back into the tank. I was thinking of adding a very small intank filter to the fuge just for running carbon and increasing the water movement inside of the fuge. Would this be ok or is it just a waste of time and money? The main reason for the fuge is for growing pods and nitrate reduction.

Thanks for the help

Vince

JRistau81 · 01/05/2007, 02:03 AM

Actually refugiums should have low water flow so you should not add anything.

Tremolo · 01/05/2007, 02:12 AM

ok because i was thinking about modding something like this to just run carbon and keep it out of the display tank....

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...&N=2004+113424

is 50gph going to add that much water movement to the fuge?

JRistau81 · 01/05/2007, 02:23 AM

Carbon can be good, but really is not necessary in a well established tank with good water parameters. If not taken care of properly carbon can be detrimental because if you dont change it enough, it can leech all it collected back in. Although, I could be wrong, but is there not another compartmentin the hang on fuge where you could put a small bag of carbon in?

Tremolo · 01/05/2007, 02:51 AM

I guess I could put a small bag of carbon in the section that overflows back into the tank but then I would have to section it off so I don't have to worry about the carbon blocking the return to the tank. I was just thinking that it would be more effective if the water was going thru the carbon with some type of pressure rather then just trickling over it.

01/05/2007, 02:01 AM	#1
Tremolo Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aurora IL Posts: 644	Fuge help please I have a 29 gallon tank with one of the HOB aquafuge refugiums on it(the large one I think it holds about 4 gallons of water in it.). Anyway I am wondering it there is enough flow moving thru it? I have a MJ1200 that feeds into the built-in skimmer then it just overflows back into the tank. I was thinking of adding a very small intank filter to the fuge just for running carbon and increasing the water movement inside of the fuge. Would this be ok or is it just a waste of time and money? The main reason for the fuge is for growing pods and nitrate reduction. Thanks for the help Vince

01/05/2007, 02:03 AM	#2
JRistau81 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Springfield, Illinois Posts: 264	Actually refugiums should have low water flow so you should not add anything. __________________ I like pigs. Dogs look up to us; cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals. - Winston Churchill Current Tank Info: 150 gallon, 2 Hamilton 400w 14K Metal halide, Red Sea Berlin Skimmer (Don't scoff, it works well), 150-200 lbs LR, 50 lbs LS, 100 lbs Southdown...anything else?

01/05/2007, 02:23 AM	#4
JRistau81 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Springfield, Illinois Posts: 264	Carbon can be good, but really is not necessary in a well established tank with good water parameters. If not taken care of properly carbon can be detrimental because if you dont change it enough, it can leech all it collected back in. Although, I could be wrong, but is there not another compartmentin the hang on fuge where you could put a small bag of carbon in? __________________ I like pigs. Dogs look up to us; cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals. - Winston Churchill Current Tank Info: 150 gallon, 2 Hamilton 400w 14K Metal halide, Red Sea Berlin Skimmer (Don't scoff, it works well), 150-200 lbs LR, 50 lbs LS, 100 lbs Southdown...anything else?

01/05/2007, 02:12 AM	#3
Tremolo Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aurora IL Posts: 644	ok because i was thinking about modding something like this to just run carbon and keep it out of the display tank.... http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...&N=2004+113424 is 50gph going to add that much water movement to the fuge?

01/05/2007, 02:51 AM	#5
Tremolo Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aurora IL Posts: 644	I guess I could put a small bag of carbon in the section that overflows back into the tank but then I would have to section it off so I don't have to worry about the carbon blocking the return to the tank. I was just thinking that it would be more effective if the water was going thru the carbon with some type of pressure rather then just trickling over it.