Micro Fuge is it a waste of time?

[roncgizmo]

Would I be wasting my time with something like this?

I have a 20 gallon LRFO in my bedroom and I was thinking about adding a small fuge to it
On it I am running a Aqua clear 70 off the side and a Cascade 150 on the back.

Now here's what I was thinking Option 1 would be to take the 150 and block off part of the intake area to have a down flow to the media area put as much cheato as I can fit and just have it run into the tank.

Option 2 would be to get a hang on plastic breeder tank or something on that line and put it inside the tank with the 150 flowing into it and over flow into my tank. With a larger area I was thinking I might
Add some live sand, cheato and maybe some live rock rubble.

Option 3 ???

Has anyone here tried anything like this or would the small size be a waste of time?

 

[Brian]

First off...

Welcome To NJRC!

For option 3 you could use a hang on the back fuge. Like THIS one.

I dont think stuffing Cheato in that filter will help you. That is too small of an area.

The idea of your filter flowing into a breeder box is pretty cool, although that might be too small as well. On the other hand, any type of nutrient export will be good!

 

[roncgizmo]

Thanks for the welcome. seems like my kind of place I was reading a lot last night... ;D

I saw that CPR unit but I don't have the room in back of the tank. That's why I was thinking option 1 and 2 for 2 I was also thinking about a dip box (like they use at LFS to hold the fish when they bag it, they make them deeper then breeders
and it might not look "that bad" if I load it up the right way. but hey, it's a thought, I'm still a bit old school learning new tricks

 

[Candi]

read up on nano-reef.com or google it... alot of people w/o much room modify the aquaclear filters into a small refug. Since you already have one that might work out well for you.

 

[msnajkowski]

I love my CPR HOB fuge. It only holds 3 gallons but it dropped my trates dropped from +40 ppm to less than 10 in 4 days.

 

[poconofishy]

I have one of those rinky dink floating breeder/isolet containers in my 10 gallon with some chaeto in it and it does help.

 

[roncgizmo]

Okay, I made a small fuge and had it under the flow of a HOB filter, I didn't like it so I did this instead, I'm still waiting for the silicone to cure I'll post some pick when I hook it up.

 

[msnajkowski]

Nice work. It looks good.

 

[roncgizmo]

Nice work. It looks good.

Thank you, I just got it up and running tonight still need to find a home for my printer
But I'm happy with it. *this week anyway* lol

Don't mind the fake stuff, I just got it until the real things grow...lol