Help me build my refugium!

[matt_97055]

Just like the title says, help me build it!! I have a 100 gal stock tank as my sump and I want to make it a fuge. So I wanted to some of you guys and gals opinions on how to go about doing it. One end of it will have my skimmer and return so the other 90% is open!!

 

[Sabellafella]

Just like the title says, help me build it!! I have a 100 gal stock tank as my sump and I want to make it a fuge. So I wanted to some of you guys and gals opinions on how to go about doing it. One end of it will have my skimmer and return so the other 90% is open!!

Will it be going in this rubber made? Use some eggcrate to block it down with some plastic mesh. Throw some calerpa or cheato! Could also get a cheaper led or just a shoplight from your local hardware store

 

[Roboson]

What are the dimensions of the space you're using for the fuge? And do you want it to be just for cheato or do you want more of a pretty thing? I'm actually about to embark on taking my 10g and making it a fuge for my new 40g bowfront. But mine is going to be a display fuge.

 

[matt_97055]

It is going to be in the rubbermaid. I doesn't have to look good because it's in the garage. I am not a big fan of cheato. I would like to be able to feed it to my tangs.

 

[Roboson]

Would they eat fern or grape calerpa? That's what I have in mine right now.

 

[matt_97055]

I am sure they would.

 

[Roboson]

Well that's what I would suggest then. That stuff grows very well in a mix of sand and crushed coral/shells. Cut it at 3 inch intervals along the stalon and you'll end up with a lot of plants all growing fast.

 

[matt_97055]

Cool cool!! Thank you