10 gallon refugium

[bmullikin1]

need advice wnat to make 10g refug out of glass 10g tank, need to know what type of overflow to run on 75g tank w no worries of overflow when power goes out and what size powerhead to run on return. my tank is not drilled, and currently everything is hang on, want to hide in cabinet. also should you use check valve on return. thanks for any input

 

[drummereef]

Honestly, I wouldn't do a 10g under a 75. There won't be much room and you'll risk overflow from powerfailure. I would do at least 29g or bigger if you can. Here's some ideas.

www.melevsreef.com/links.html

 

[Kiel'thalin]

Yes do a 29 Gallon. I have a 10 gallon Fuge under my 46g and I wish I could put something bigger under there. I would defiently think of upgrading to a Reciculating Skimmer if you make the move. Here is a where I got my inspiration for the baffling:
29 Gal Sump
This was by far the best upgrade I did to my tank. I can make a drawing if you are hooked on the 10 gallon idea, but consider the 29g 1st.

 

[bmullikin1]

yes if you could post drawing would help, limited space under tank will have to measure for 29, how about 20long

 

[MimicTang]

try a a 33 long or 40

 

[rob28]

i was limited for space under my stand so an idea to put my refugium on 24" full extention drawer slides good for 250 lbs...Let me put a 16 gal. ref. under my 55 gal.heres a pic.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/150185drawer.jpg


http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/150185tank_filter.jpg

 

[spleen93]

Slick!

Spleen

 

[sanababit]

heres an idea, cant you just install a mecanical float an the entrance of refigium so when the level of water gets high the float will close and you will be safe when the power goes out???

just a tought

sana

 

[Kiel'thalin]

My 10 Fuge has a Mag-5 Return pump, MCE600 HOB Skimmer, and a ball of cheato with some rubble in the fuge part.. I also placed a Finnex 150W Heater width-wise in there. Right now the spacing between the baffles is too much (1"), and the skimmer/overflow section is too low (6"). You can buy a Full Spectrum 5100K Compact Fluorescent Floodlight from here. I think that covers the basics for a 10 gallon. Here is my corrected version that I will building shortly:

 

[papagimp]

Heres one that I based my unit on. http://maddogarts.com/fug.htm