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Santa says ask for a Reef Octopus Varios 4 = over 1000 gph

 

[CasaReefer]

Hi Roy... Welcome to R2R.. Build sounds Awesome. Hey if I could ask a favor. Your talking about having a display fuge. For those of us... O.K. ( ME ) that are not really sure what your doing when you gat a minute could you maybe post some pics of your build. I know we would all love to see them.. But some of us would Really learn something from your build.. I know it a lot to ask since we just met.. But if you could it would be awesome. Thank You in Advance for the trouble.

 

[Ippyroy]

Hi Roy... Welcome to R2R.. Build sounds Awesome. Hey if I could ask a favor. Your talking about having a display fuge. For those of us... O.K. ( ME ) that are not really sure what your doing when you gat a minute could you maybe post some pics of your build. I know we would all love to see them.. But some of us would Really learn something from your build.. I know it a lot to ask since we just met.. But if you could it would be awesome. Thank You in Advance for the trouble.

I am still in the planning stages. I am hoping to start the actual plumbing and getting wet around October 2020. I will definitely be doing a build thread at that time.

 

[CasaReefer]

I am still in the planning stages. I am hoping to start the actual plumbing and getting wet around October 2020. I will definitely be doing a build thread at that time.

Thank you i will do some research on this topic now

 

[Ippyroy]

Thank you i will do some research on this topic now

A display fuge is pretty cool. Usually they are done with clams or mangroves and even certain types of macro algae. It is basically a third tank. I am planning on using the tank for QT originally, then as a grow out tank for frags. After a year or so, I would like to make it into a display fuge with mangroves.

 

[CasaReefer]

A display fuge is pretty cool. Usually they are done with clams or mangroves and even certain types of macro algae. It is basically a third tank. I am planning on using the tank for QT originally, then as a grow out tank for frags. After a year or so, I would like to make it into a display fuge with mangroves.

it sounds interesting to me. away to increase the volume of my fuge..

 

[Ippyroy]

it sounds interesting to me. away to increase the volume of my fuge..

Exactly. But they don't do as much exporting of nutrients as say a chaeto fuge. Check out DIY guy. He has cool tank withmangroves, grass and a school of fish. It isn't a display fuge but it is awesome. I fell in love with it instantly.

 

[CasaReefer]

So it really doesn't increase the efficiency of the system? just adds water volume?

 

[Ippyroy]

So it really doesn't increase the efficiency of the system? just adds water volume?

It will help with efficiency. Depends on what you use in it. Clams are awesome, but they export that much nutrients. You can grow certain macro algaes in it that you can also feed to your fish. Some of them look really cool. Check out algae barn. I am planning on mine being basically a planted aquarium. More water volume, a place for live sand without it being a toilet, and possibly a small garden for fish. I am still researching it.

 

[CasaReefer]

It will help with efficiency. Depends on what you use in it. Clams are awesome, but they export that much nutrients. You can grow certain macro algaes in it that you can also feed to your fish. Some of them look really cool. Check out algae barn. I am planning on mine being basically a planted aquarium. More water volume, a place for live sand without it being a toilet, and possibly a small garden for fish. I am still researching it.

This is very interesting to me.. Thanks for bringing it up. I am going to research it myself I haven't been here that long but it was the first time I had seen anyone talking about it... The more time I spend on here the more I learn... I have a lot to learn...

 

[Ippyroy]

This is very interesting to me.. Thanks for bringing it up. I am going to research it myself I haven't been here that long but it was the first time I had seen anyone talking about it... The more time I spend on here the more I learn... I have a lot to learn...

I am hoping to be able to plump somehow so that snails and fish wind up in fuge and not the clogging the sump. It also doubles as an always cycled QT, but not a hospital tank. I saw you have two QT tanks? When done with that, make one a display fuge and one a hospital tank. BTW, that car is an eye sore. I will gladly dispose of it for you. HEHEHE. Honestly though, there is a cool car show up here called the ROD RUN. I am in West Yellowstone, MT. If you would like to come up here, let me know. I work at a hotel and can try to get you a deal.

 

[Treenk]

Hey, welcome to r2r cant wait to see your designs!!

 

[CasaReefer]

I am hoping to be able to plump somehow so that snails and fish wind up in fuge and not the clogging the sump. It also doubles as an always cycled QT, but not a hospital tank. I saw you have two QT tanks? When done with that, make one a display fuge and one a hospital tank. BTW, that car is an eye sore. I will gladly dispose of it for you. HEHEHE. Honestly though, there is a cool car show up here called the ROD RUN. I am in West Yellowstone, MT. If you would like to come up here, let me know. I work at a hotel and can try to get you a deal.

Thank You... Hopefully my reef will look as good as she does...

 

[MrWheelock]

Welcome to R2R! When I was thinking about setting up a display fuge next to my tank, I felt the vest option was for it to have its own overflow and return setup.

 

[SPR1968]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[BayouReefer]

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

Welcome!!.

 

[Reefnman2]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Streetdoc77]

Welcome to R2R !!! I have accessory lines running off my main return to the display fuge and quarantine tank they both have overflows going back to the main tank controlled with ball valves .

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

Welcome! Pictures are definitely welcome if you have anything yet