Pump for Tumbling Chaeto

Brandon Rush · Apr 17, 2019

I have a really small fugium section (9.75″ x 12.5) and want to start tumbling my chaeto. Does anyone know of a power head that's small enough to where it's not getting blasted?

cwalton00 · Apr 17, 2019

How about making a spray bar attachment for a mj1200 or something similar?

Brandon Rush · Apr 17, 2019

cwalton00 said:
How about making a spray bar attachment for a mj1200 or something similar?

That might work, any ideas how to do it?

cwalton00 · Apr 17, 2019

PVC pipe and some holes in it.

Brandon Rush · Apr 17, 2019

cwalton00 said:
PVC pipe and some holes in it.

Yea just looked it up and saw how easy that was. Probably give that a try, gonna be better than sticking a power head in there.

High ICP · Apr 17, 2019

A small Sicce pump

Call it a day

Brandon Rush · Apr 17, 2019

High ICP said:
A small Sicce pump

Call it a day

Tried their smallest and it was too much flow

DesertReefT4r · Apr 17, 2019

You don't need to tumble the chaeto. I have never had an issue with it growing. The MJ1200 and spray bar are a good idea though if you do want to tumble.

SuncrestReef · Apr 17, 2019

I used a Neptune PMUP connected to a 3/8" tubing manifold I built from some push-connect fittings. It works great in my small refugium with enough flow to tumble the chaeto without blasting it.

reelredfisah · Apr 18, 2019

That worked really well. I have never been able to tumble mine either. Prob does grow better I would think.

RandyC · Apr 18, 2019

Tumbling chaeto is really overrated (and unnecessary). If you have a setup that can grow chaeto well, eventually you'll have a mass that is big enough that tumbling is impossible to achieve.

If your concern is providing enough light/spread to more of the chaeto, consider mounting a panel to the side as well. I do that myself. I mount two of these panels on two sides of my fuge, but I'm sure a light the top and one of these from a side would work just as well.

I use this light panel mounted to the side of my glass sump with 3M Command Strips. If you have an acrylic sump, you might want to mount with something that will provide a little more space between the sump and panel as acrylic doesn't do well with heat.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M8HJZYU

xaflatoonx · Apr 18, 2019

That’s beautiful.

SuncrestReef said:
I used a Neptune PMUP connected to a 3/8" tubing manifold I built from some push-connect fittings. It works great in my small refugium with enough flow to tumble the chaeto without blasting it.

jefra · Dec 31, 2019

SuncrestReef said:
I used a Neptune PMUP connected to a 3/8" tubing manifold I built from some push-connect fittings. It works great in my small refugium with enough flow to tumble the chaeto without blasting it.