What size is yours?

[Reallybigtoad]

Refugiums that is. What did you think I was talking about?

I'm wondering how big is your refugium and how much flow does it get. I'm designing a custom sump and trying to figure out the optimum way to plumb it. I've heard some say minimum flow, others say it does not matter. What do your think?

Tank size: 180G
Pump is an Ampmaster 3000 split between the display return and the skimmer.

I'm thinking a sump 48"(L) X 20" (H) X 16" (W) split in half. Part sump, part refugium. Any thoughts?

thanks,
-todd

 

[O P Ing]

hi.
Mine is bigger than yours. :wink:

I am in the process of setting up a 60 gal refugium. But this process have been going on for about two years already... so little time.

 

[SPC]

My sump/ref for my 180 is a standard 75 gallon tank split length wise. I run about 2000 gallons/hr through the whole thing.
Steve

 

[Minh Nguyen]

Bigger is better. Mine is a 125 g aquarium lighted by 250W MHX2.
Minh

 

[4angel]

I would like to know H2O evap situation w/ the larger size ref. and sumps. (how many gal. per.)
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[trigger0214]

I HAVE ENVY!!!

I would like to know H2O evap situation w/ the larger size ref. and sumps. (how many gal. per.)

I onlyhave a 125 gallon with a 40 gallon sump. The flow is driven by a Little Giant 3 MD pump at about 8-9 feet of head through a Ocean Currents Wave Generator.. I am guessing I have about 800 gallons an our flow rate back into the tank. I just addeed a second 250 watt MH to my show tank, but with one 250 watt MH on the tank (9 hours a day) and 65 watt PC on the sump (12 hours a day), I go through 8-10 gallons water a week just for top off. The entire system is pretty much open to atmosphere, 76-78 degree F, in the great lakes area so no shortage of ambient moisture.

 

[Nelliereefster]

90 and 120 gallon tanks flow into 80 gallon fuge at 2000 + gal/hr. Evap rate is 3-4 gallons per day. at 80 degrees. both tanks are open top.

 

[Reefguide]

I have a little one...

10g fuge for a 29g tank. lighting is 12hr reverse daylight cycle, pc 13w 8800k. evap is about 1/2 gallon day...

 

[danmhippo]

I have a 150G tank with 2 sumps interconnected. One is 30G and the other is 45G. One is a dedicated refugium and the other is half refug, half equipments. Both are lit under 4x96W PC

 

[naesco]

Reefguide

Big things come in small packages! :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

14"

Okay, 14x13x3 1/2 LxDxW its somewhere around a gallon. it hangs on the back of my 7 gal bofront. I evap a cup or so of water a day.


Brett

 

[esmithiii]

Check out these links to the plans and build instructions for my 50G sump/refugium for my 180G reef ready AGA tank:

Directory of pictures, drawings and instructions for building custom acrylic sump

Drawings of sump (MS Powerpoint)

instructions on how to assemble sump, tips on using acrylic (MS Word document)

Once you open the directory (the first link) you can download any file by right-clicking and selecting "Save Target As"

Ernie