Thinking of replacing wet/dry with refugium sump in my 75, n

[Anonymous]

For those who have 75 gallon reef tanks and have a refugium/sump, please point me to your instructions for setup. I'd like to implement this in the next few months or so...

Thanks in advance.

Peace,

Chip

 

[Tremelle]

The easiest way to find that info is to do a search or you can checkout the DIY forum here on Reefs.org. I have seen a couple of plans there.

 

[raptor1]

What are you using for your wet/dry.You can replace your bio-balls with LR.You can also put a 1"-2" covering of reef sand with the live rock.I use a 18watt mini PC one daylight bulb/one actinic.All of the above is in the compartment where the bio-balls were.This unit is sitting above my 55gal refugium.I divided the 55 into 3 sections,with 1/4" glass.I used silicone to keep the glass in place.The first section is app.6-8" wide, and the tallest.This is where the water enters from the wet dry, which is above the refugium.In this section I have pc of live rock.The water flows via gravity to the main compartment which is app.30".This is the refugium.I have large pc of live rock with macroalgae.The next pc of glass is app.3-4" lower then the first.The last section is app.8" wide.This side of the tank was drilled to drain to the main return pump.All of the above is in my basement.I use 2-40watt triton bulbs which are on opposite my main tank.I also have a 4" sand bed.I seeded the refugium with live stock from Inland acquatics.

 

[Worm]

i think a 29 gallon is perfect for the job..just partition off a very small area for an internal pump(rios are my fave despite the bad rap they get) or for the inlet of an external pump(probably better)

here is what i have done on a 90 though(i made an acrylic box with dimensions of 36x15x20H) with a 6" wide,18" high partition at one end. I then drilled 4 holes for 1" bulkheads in this partition and put strainers on them for water to flow from the refugium to this pump area. I used 2 Rio 3100s for returns. If I had this to do over again, I would probably use an external pump and have it split to 2 Sea-swirls on each end of the tank. That gives you a 15x30" refugium area which would is more than half the surface area of your main tank(not bad for a refugium). It does limit the amount of room for other items though. So, what I would do is make a 15"x30"x20"H acrylic box, with a 6x6" corner sectioned off for a return for an external pump and save some room for a Ca reactor. You could still have 4 strainers(2 on each side of your partition).

 

[myaquarium]

You can also just as easily find a 15 or 20 gallon tank, seperate it into compartments and do it this way. That is what I am trying to do, unfortunately my limitation at the moment is that the stand does not have a wide enough opening to slide even a 10 gallon into. So I am looking for something that can slide in there and serve the same purpose.

--Andy

 

[M.E.Milz]

Take bio-media out. Put live rock in, as well as live sand if your set-up will allow it. Seed with macroalgaes (and critters if you added sand). Add light.

 

[kjoz]

I have an Oceanic 75 GalRR set up. The wet/dry filter is also Oceanic. I took out my bio balls, put 6" live sand/Aragomax mix, some live rock, several types of Macro algae, and some critters from Inland Aquatics and IPSF in this area. If you are familiar with this type W/D filter you know there is a slit in the bottom of the bio ball area for water flow. To solve the problem of sand getting into the pump area, which is on the opposite end of the slit, I used some very fine flexible needlepoint plastic over the opening before putting the sand and rock down. (kind of like tiny bendable/cuttable flat eggcrate) I also cut strips of the plastic and covered the smaller compartment slats so pieces of algae won't clog up the pump. This has done pretty good at keeping debris and sand away from my pump. Of corse with the bio balls gone you do have the sound of dripping water from the overflow into the sump. I don't mind the sound myself as it has a calming effect to me. Kind of like those indoor fountains people pay fortunes for. If you have any questions, or I left anything out, please reply.
kjoz