DIY Saltwater Reef Aquarium Sump and refugium room YouTube


Custom Split Sump & Refugium System (First Test) YouTube

10g DIY sump refugium is so EASY to build! Lazy Ass Reefer 1.38K subscribers Subscribe 118 26K views 6 years ago I redesigned my 10g sump refugium and I want to show you guys how EASY it is.


60" Custom Sump & Refugium from Melev's Reef YouTube

A DIY refugium like this will allow you to have all the functioning parts at a fraction of the cost. This refugium was assembled using a spare 10 gallon tank, some cut glass, pumps and 100% silicone. A deep sand bed being integral to this type of filtration has been provided after some baffles to help in settling particles out of the water.


Installing a remote refugium Do It Yourself Austin Reef Club

One of my favorite materials for DIY projects is acrylic. It is commonly available, pretty simple to cut and glue, and doesn't rust! I wanted to share this simple project I did to create refugium for my tightly packed aquarium stand and hopefully inspire the DIY-er in you. Let me start the story a bit further back.


DIY Saltwater Reef Aquarium Sump and refugium room YouTube

Cut a hole for the bulkhead on the side you want the water pumped into the Refugium. I used a 1/2" bulkhead, I think the size works better for the smaller size of this container. Install the bulkhead using teflon tape for a nice, tight seal. I used an elbow coming out of the bulkead and attached clear hose to that.


How To Build A Professional Quality DIY Sump/Refugium 20 gallon long aquarium, Saltwater

Here are the steps for diy refugium: Start with an empty sturdy plastic container (or an aquarium). [Smaller or larger size containers work too, but at less than a half-gallon (1.5 liters) it becomes challenging.] Add one inch (2.5 cm) of pure, clean sand (no limestone). If you add more, it will be okay.


Creation of an Aquascape (DIY) DoItYourself Filtration / Refugium

This is my basic do it yourself refugium I built. I had three custom pieces of glass cut at a local glass shop instead of using arcylic lexan from home depo.


How to set up the ULTIMATE Refugium! (Tips & Tricks) YouTube

How To Setup a DIY Refugium During my many years as a reef keeper I never used a refugium on one of my tanks, never. When I first entered the hobby I used Granular Ferric Oxide (GFO) to keep phosphates in check and a skimmer and water changes to manage nitrates. GFO is easy to use but there are some drawbacks.


Sump w/Refugium design Do It Yourself Austin Reef Club

These monster refugiums were 100% Do it yourself, requiring drilling through glass and plumbing skills. And also, they took up a ton of space! Today we're fortunate to have ready-made refugiums specially designed for reef aquariums. There's in-tank, hang-on and integrated sump solutions for placement under your tank.


I made a DIY Aquaclear refugium! Pic heavy. Diy aquarium, Saltwater tank, Aquarium fish

A Beginner's Guide to Setting up a Refugium There are many benefits to building or creating a refugium in your saltwater aquarium. It allows for additional surface area for beneficial bacteria to grow, which filters out nitrates and nutrients in an efficient and natural way.


How to Set Up a Refugium Harvesting Macroalgae To Control Nitrate and Phosphate Bulk Reef Supply

Installing a remote refugium By madsalt February 4, 2017 in Do It Yourself Start new topic madsalt 2017 Basic Sponsor 936 Location:Cedar Park Tank Size:175g pen Gender:Male Posted February 4, 2017 So with my new tank build I want to install a remote refugium without drilling into my existing sump.


How To Setup A Sump Refugium YouTube

The larger the refugium, the better. The smallest sensible size is 20% of the aquarium volume. I know of cases where the refugium had the same volume as the aquarium, or was even larger than the main aquarium. I recommend Chaetomorpha or chaeto. They grow fast, but do not grow sexually like Caulerpa sp. (which can cause problems in the aquarium).


Costruzione Refugium YouTube

13 Reaction score 7 Location Iowa City Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Hi all, I'm a beginner with saltwater. I have a 45 gallon tall tank with 2 aquaclear HOB 110 filters. Im thinking of trying to convert one of them into a refugium or algae scrubber or something like that. Is this a good idea, or should I just leave them as filters?


75 gallon sump / refugium build must be 18" tall to fit in Do It Yourself DIY

Intro How to Setup a DIY Refugium ReefBum 21.3K subscribers Subscribe Subscribed 21K views 3 years ago #reefbum #reefbumfragchannel #spsdeepdive In this video I discuss how I setup a DIY.


How you like my DIY refugium in my Red Sea NANO sump? r/ReefTank

A refugium tank is a sanctuary that provides a safe environment for different organisms that cannot fully flourish in the main aquarium. They need to breed as they are the live food of fish and corals. Algae can also be grown in a refugium which helps in the maintenance of water as they extract nitrates and waste. Is Refugium Necessary?


Creation of an Aquascape (DIY) DoItYourself Filtration / Refugium

Some people prefer acrylic to glass. Sometimes standard glass tanks will not accommodate the sump requirements. There are a myriad of reasons to use acrylic. Many reasons to use glass sumps also, and many reasons to diy the whole thing from either. Tall narrow tanks, do not make good sumps, short wide sumps won't fit in a lot of cases.


Creation of an Aquascape (DIY) DoItYourself Filtration / Refugium

SO far it's turned out nice, anyone interested I'll provide pics. Might even post another DIY on building the stand and canopy. Okay on to the sump/refugium. I'm using the same 35G tank (or plan to) but I want a refugium. I've looked at a lot of others designed, read a bit etc. and I came up with this, as my first draft:

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