tank w/ fuge one level up

[GQ22]

Anyone ever seen a tank with a fuge placed one level higher that the main tank. kinda side by side? i was thinking of trying this with a 20 and 10 gallon tank, the ten being the fuge. Maybe have an over flow with a return pump feed the fuge 12 inches up and the fuge feed the tank back on the opposite end of the main tank via gravity.

Does this sound like it can work? Guess its the same as a having the fuge below, but i was thinking how its pretty cool to look fugiums also. Has anyone seen a thread with this setup? Be pretty cool for a science class.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

hmmmm sounds interesting.

 

[noodleman]

seen couple of these, but forgot the sites. Its like any other tank set up instead with the overflow in the fuge and water pumped up.

 

[DevIouS]

I also did see some systems like you mentioned.
Can't remember where.:scratchch

Well.....I was no help.

 

[jhale]

I've seen them too. it's nice to have the fuge gravity fed into the tank, saves the critters from going through a blender to get into the tank.

 

[Deanos]

Does this sound like it can work? Guess its the same as a having the fuge below, but i was thinking how its pretty cool to look fugiums also. Has anyone seen a thread with this setup? Be pretty cool for a science class.

Gravity-fed Refugium

 

[House of Laughter]

Eh, Hem!!

Mine is gravity fed to the main display - ask away.

House

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

This was in herman's gallery

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Here's a live one From Herman's Gallery.

 

[House of Laughter]

FYI - both show the water being pumped directy from the main display - which means there would have to be a pump in there. I chose to plumb my fuge, frag tank and chiller from my sump and the fuge empties directly into the display.

Frag tank and chiller will drain directly into the sump.

FWIW

House

 

[jhale]

yeah, there is a little pump in the corner of the display tank in the diagram. I like the way House did his fuge better, I don't like having more equipment in the display than necessary.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

House your system is kinda like this:

Main Display to sunp/frag tank/chiller then pumped frum there to a fuge, which is then gravity fed back into main display.

Correct?

 

[cali_reef]

Some of the "experts" had suggested gravity drain from a refugium to a main tank will ensure none of the pods you are encouraging to grow in the fuge will get chopped up(if you were pumping the water OUT of the fuge) on its way to the main tank, more live pods to feed the tank inhabitants. I personally don?t think too many gets killed by my Sequence, the clearance on a large impeller type pump is too large to trap and kill any significant amount of pods.

You?ll have to make sure your sump will hold the additional water in the event of a power outage or main feed pump failure, it?s like having two tanks sharing a sump.

 

[House of Laughter]

JH, thanks,

Chief - No, all drains lead to the sump except the fuge.

In the sump is a pump that feeds the frag tank, the fuge and the chiller - the chiller and the frag tank drain back into the sump - the fuge, however, drains into the main display. I have pics at home, but am at work - I'll post later on.

House

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

ok Cool