Hob Refugium

[kkw30806]

HellO Jasen,
Another question... currently I have a Aquaclear 110, do you think I still need it after I do buy a fuge like your?

Jack

[ReefWannabe]

i would keep the filter until the refugium gets going good. Give it maybe a month to get some life in there from your tank, then take it off.

[kkw30806]

Thank for the info ReefWannabe. Again, what kind of plant should I put in my refugium? Currently, I have a 30 gals tank and want the refugium system to take down some of the nitrate &produce food later on for my reefs and corals. Thanks for the info...

[ReefWannabe]

look for cheato, or cheatomorpha, same stuff. The caulerpa can go sexual.... You dont want that lol. So get some cheato in there with a dsb and maybe a small peice of rock. Let the system get some stuff going in there with pods and all. then go ahead and pull off the ho filter. Or elave it on, really up to you at this point.

[minireefer]

I had yake mine out there was no space left.I was using it for added flow, carbon and the occaisional bag of Purigen.I have two power heads for flow also.
Jack, If your are using the Aquaclear 110 like I was and you have good flow than I think you would be ok pulling it out that if you need the space.I have heard of people turning them into fuges also.I would think that there size would not alow much of a deep sandbed and macro algae.I would add the hob refugium
mine is 13.5" x 4.5" x 12".

[ReefWannabe]

lol yeah mine stops right at my sand bed, so I dug around it a bit... Now I just took the guard off lol. I have nothing to be sucked in yet so no worries there. But on mine you can take a section of tube out. ill be ding that soon so the tube only goes about half down instead of all the way down.

[kkw30806]

Thanks Jasen for the information. I heard about people converted their AquaClear to a fuge as well. I am debating if I should do that. Again, I have an 30 gals acrylic tank. As you know space is limited on top of the tank. If I do convert my 110 to a fuge, do you think it would be enough for my 30 gals for now? I know of course to buy a full new fuge would be more beneficial than converting it. Hmm... I don't want to waste my 110 as well. I also found a seller off ebay sells cheatomorpha locally in my area. So, I might go that route. What do you guys think? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading!!!

[minireefer]

I thinking the CPR might be better over all.I started looking at the size 13 1/2"L X 6 3/4"W X 9"H of it.The size is simular to the CPR just a littlle shorter in the hieght.I would give it a shot.I would paint the front black to block out the light from what you are going to use on the refugium.I used this light Coralife Mini-Freshwater Aqualight With 2-9W 6700K Lamps.Itmay fit on prefectlly on the top of the aquaclear.
http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewIt...roduct=ES53122
You will need a sand of mud bed.I used both also seeded it with a couple of cup of sand from my tanks sandbed.Get some macro.looks like ReefWannabe has converted one so he might be able to give some help.Also do a google search on some instruction.

[kkw30806]

Cool Jasen, thanks for the info. I will definitely look into it. I will probably stop by HomeDepot later on tonight to pick up some acrylic type plastic to do the modification on the AquaClear 110. Will see how it goes. I will keep you guys updated. Suggestion(s) are welcome. Please fill free to common. Good or bad Thanks guys...

p.s. Jasen, would just a Live Sand, small piece(s) of live rock and cheatomorpha will do for now on the 110?

[ReefWannabe]

yeah its the same basic idea of a hob or an under tank version, only smaller. just be sure to have it setup where the chaeto cant flow back into your display at all.