It's finally finished, the 1000 gallon lagoon/sump/fuge?

[Reef Aquatics]

huskerreef that is a very cool setup!!...I almost like the lagoon better
then your display tank...

What is the lagoon lined with? koi pond liner...?

 

[ipodhommie]

ya how did you build it... i want to build one...

Where you able to drill if for bulkheads so you could use a closed loop?

 

[huskerreef]

It is lined with a pond liner. There are no bulkheads, I run 4 Tunze streams in rocks and my 240 runs into it as well. I am going to upgrade to the 6301 Tunze sometime in the near future. If you look at the pic above it basically 2x10' and plywood and a whole lot of nails. I did line it with 3/4" styrofoam insulation prior to putting the liner, mainly to protect the liner from being torn easier and to make sure no moisture built up between the liner and the plywood

 

[tamortman]

that looks great how did you cap the sides?

 

[Bax]

So how is your return pump plumed into the lagoon?

 

[ipodhommie]

last question... can you remember what kind of liner it was?
i dont know if all of them are salt safe?

 

[huskerreef]

I have a 1/2 hp pool pump externally that sucks out of the lagoon and pumps up to the display upstairs and it drains back through the skimmer and a refugium and back into the lagoon. I used a large pond liner that I got at ta local landscape supply house, I can't see salt affecting it as it is pretty thick rubber and its been up for a couple years now. The side are a faux stone made of high density foam and the top is a ceramic tile.

 

[huskerreef]

More pics of the contents tommorrow

 

[cbui2]

what type of cooling system are you using? do you have a link for pond liner used? the black tang should be very big by now

 

[Bax]

So you just pull a siphon line out of the lagiin to the external pump?

Nice and simple.

I've always admired this lagoon/sump. Very nice!

 

[huskerreef]

Sorry but I have no link to the liner. Now for some more pics

I am no photographer

 

[tamortman]

lets see some pics of the wrasse tank

 

[huskerreef]

As you requested

Here is the Marjorie Pair

And the Vanuatu Hooded

I also have about 15 wrasses in my 240 display. Its an addiction.

 

[ipodhommie]

is the top always that still or did you just turn off the flow... and when there is flow can you see anything?

 

[marino420td]

Dude that is sweet! Can you give us some perspective on the size of those corals? I'm sure they are larger than they appear in the pictures.

 

[Bax]

Great pics!

 

[huskerreef]

the lagoon is 6 feet across by 12 feet, so that should give some perspective. The green monti is about 18" across. I did shut down the flow for the pics but even with everything running you still can see pretty well. The funny thing was that the lagoon started off as going to be a large refugium full of culerpa and sea grass but once I saw that the vision in the water was pretty good, it quickly evolved into a full blown look down reef.

 

[erics3000]

WOW

 

[tonyespinoza]

how do you maintain the look-down tank? do you do water changes, or use trace elements? very impressive!

 

[tom obrecht]

I have seen Husker's lagoon a number of times in person and it is very impressive indeed. It's nice for the lagoon (sump) is a display in it's own. Hey Husker...nice purple tang in those pics!!