Refuge or skimmer in cube?

Trentondrummer33 · Apr 10, 2013

I have a jbj 29 gal HQI, I was curious if anyone set up a refugium in the back of theirs and if so how? I'm currently running the jbj nano skimmer and is very touchy I feel a refuge may be better, let me know your ideas

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revhtree · Apr 11, 2013

Yes I know others have done this but I have not myself.

Trentondrummer33 · Apr 11, 2013

Wondering which would be better, I'm currently struggling with a phosphate issue, never had a nitrite or nitrate issue though

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facade480 · Apr 11, 2013

A powerful skimmer would do much more than a refugium.

Mhumbach · Apr 11, 2013

facade480 said:
A powerful skimmer would do much more than a refugium.

+1 I agree, I would run a tunze 9002 instead of a refugium. I used to keep Chaetomorpha in the back of my biocube mainly for a place for copeds to hide its to small to make a noticeable difference in phosphates. Out of curiosity are you using RODI water?

Trentondrummer33 · Apr 11, 2013

Yes I think my filters may be the problem as well getting new filters this weekend hopefully. Im getting married soon so I don't have much time to go to the closest Lfs that has em ( 45 min away)

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Trentondrummer33 · Apr 11, 2013

Would the tunze fit my cube?

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Dana · Apr 11, 2013

Yes the 9002 will

Trentondrummer33 · Apr 11, 2013

Thanks guys now if only my kids and upcoming wedding didn't cost so much I could hop right on this lol

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facade480 · Apr 12, 2013

I use to have a biocube and I used inTank media basket along with the tunze 9002. The stock filter on the biocube is simply not strong enough. Yes, I did use RODI water. Cant stress the importance of that enough...

McAllyn · Apr 12, 2013

I modded the return area of my JBJ 28 into a refugium a while back, but I'm gutting it this weekend as it's not making any noticeable change. I've tried a couple different skimmers and all that I've found so far have some trouble with the hood not opening, being water level sensitive, of making microbubbles. I'm going to try the Aquamaxx next and last. If that doesn't work, I'm going to an external sump and redoing everthing.

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