Anyone doing fuges on nanos?

[sagee]

Im setting up a red sea max 130 and was just curious if anyone is having success with having a refugium on any smaller all in one systems similar to this size.

 

[ChiCity]

I have a 30g sump on a 8g display, bout as nano as it gets and it’s doing fine

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I've done a hob fuge on a five gallon.
Also did the same with ten and twenty and thirty gal tanks.

 

[CastAway]

I would love a system with a huge Refugium and a tiny display - say 75:5.

 

[Bob Escher]

I have a JBJ 45 Gallon that I converted to have a sump

 

[sagee]

I've done a hob fuge on a five gallon.
Also did the same with ten and twenty and thirty gal tanks.

Have you guys found that it is a good source of nutrient export? @ChiCity

 

[ChiCity]

I would love a system with a huge Refugium and a tiny display - say 75:5.

Seriously; a couple of flicks with a toothbrush and the glass is immaculately spotless, all 4 sides too!

Have you guys found that it is a good source of nutrient export? @ChiCity

A little too well!
Grows chaeto like crazy...
I stocked the 8g with the tiniest fish I could find:
Eviota Queenslandica
Coryphopterus personatus x2
Asterropteryx semipunctata
Gobiopsis quinquecincta
Acanthemblemaria hancocki

Needless to say, this system runs a little too lean at times but I’ve devised a method..
I thaw reef frenzy and feed the fish in my sps system, then I save the juice and pour it into my lps/zoa system, which is the 8g ada/ 30g sump

So far so good, but it’s up to your methods and husbandry requirements...
I didn’t want to labor a bunch on a gigantic display plus I’ve always found more detail in smaller systems anyway.
The few things you get to put in take on a much more grand appeal in a tiny glass box

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Have you guys found that it is a good source of nutrient export? @ChiCity

Yes.
Glass is and was always cleaner.

 

[VP616]

I have a 30g sump on a 8g display, bout as nano as it gets and it’s doing fine

Got a picture of this setup? Trying to get ideas.

 

[ChiCity]

please don’t mind the ghetto acrylic cover; I was quoted $180 to custom fabricate one for this tiny tank, I laughed and drove to Lowe’s

 

[sagee]

Seriously; a couple of flicks with a toothbrush and the glass is immaculately spotless, all 4 sides too!



A little too well!
Grows chaeto like crazy...
I stocked the 8g with the tiniest fish I could find:
Eviota Queenslandica
Coryphopterus personatus x2
Asterropteryx semipunctata
Gobiopsis quinquecincta
Acanthemblemaria hancocki

Needless to say, this system runs a little too lean at times but I’ve devised a method..
I thaw reef frenzy and feed the fish in my sps system, then I save the juice and pour it into my lps/zoa system, which is the 8g ada/ 30g sump

So far so good, but it’s up to your methods and husbandry requirements...
I didn’t want to labor a bunch on a gigantic display plus I’ve always found more detail in smaller systems anyway.
The few things you get to put in take on a much more grand appeal in a tiny glass box

I wanted to turn the back chamber into the refuge and see how it runs without the skimmer on the red sea max do mostly lps and that kind of thing. I maintain tanks for work so im looking for something a little more care free ya know?

 

[ChiCity]

Totally, and you don’t really need a skimmer to be honest....