New to hobby, starting a 70g with giant fuge

[MikeSATX]

Hello everyone. Glad to be here, what a wealth of information! I could probably read posts all day, every day for a year and not get through them all. I'm in the planning/acquisition phase of setting up a 70 to 80 gallon Planet Aquarium with a 53g refugium. I'm trying to go as natural and minimal as possible, meaning no skimmer, filters, baffles, etc. Just one big refugium with lots of rock, sand, chaeto, macroalgaes, CUC's, etc. I have lots of thoughts and questions. Should I do a thread on this build to get ideas and feedback?

 

[Billldg]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[LegendaryCG]

Welcome Skimmers are natural. It's how mother nature cleans the ocean. We just are implementing it mechnaically since we don't have significant tidal forces creating it for us.

 

[fishface NJ]

Welcome to r2r!!!!

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[albano]

Welcome... absolutely, do a build thread, you’ll get plenty of help!

 

[MikeSATX]

Welcome Skimmers are natural. It's how mother nature cleans the ocean. We just are implementing it mechnaically since we don't have significant tidal forces creating it for us.

Ok, thanks. I'll keep that in mind. The reason I've been thinking no skimmer is because I'd like the fuge to be a secondary display tank, and would prefer to not have a skimmer taking up a third of that space. Some people I've talked to say it can be done with a big enough fuge, some say skimmers are absolutely neccessary.

 

[sp1187]

welcome to the show.

 

[Peace River]

Ok, thanks. I'll keep that in mind. The reason I've been thinking no skimmer is because I'd like the fuge to be a secondary display tank, and would prefer to not have a skimmer taking up a third of that space. Some people I've talked to say it can be done with a big enough fuge, some say skimmers are absolutely neccessary.

If you do decide to go forward with a fuge and no baffles, be careful to do something to keep the macro algae out of the return pump. Good luck!

 

[Dolelo96]

Welcome to the R2R family!

 

[Redfoxtang]

Welcome to R2R!!

 

[MERKEY]

Hello and welcome, sounds like a fun build!!

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

Welcome to the lagoon!

 

[Scrubber_steve]

some say skimmers are absolutely neccessary.

No!

& hello

 

[The Aquatic Arsenal]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[LegendaryCG]

The only thing necessary is having some water, you'll see some guy with a $10,000 tank that can’t keep soft corals and some guy with a $5 bucket and a colony of acropora. Have fun with it.

 

[Quietman]

Welcome Aboard!!!

 

[Big G]

 

[SPR1968]

Yes do a build thread when you get chance and Welcome to R2R!!!