245 Gallon Custom new build with basement "fish room"

[Dreadnaught]

Thanks gents.

 

[Dreadnaught]

Mangroves update

 

[Dreadnaught]

Refugium is exploding with life.

 

[Dreadnaught]

Added a "pink crew" to the Fish QT today. 2 x Randall's Anthia (F), Bimaculatus Anthia (M), ORA Splendid Dottyback, African McCosker's Wrasse. 2 X Lettuce Nudibranch to the Coral/Invert QT and a purple long tentacle anemone will go straight into the DT.

 

[revhtree]

Your thread excites me for my own! Nice refugium!

 

[clekchau]

Wow love it

 

[Dreadnaught]

Any bets on whether he stays or goes somewhere I don't want him too?

 

[Dreadnaught]

Finished the screen top this week.

 

[Dreadnaught]

Finally found the Dottyback that was missing in my QT.

 

[Black Pearl]

Wow hate that.

 

[d2mini]

Your thread excites me for my own! Nice refugium!

HA! This thread makes a Randy Rev.

Looking awesome! Makes me miss my fish room.
How are those smaller sections of screen top attached?

 

[Dreadnaught]

The two on the ends are only supported on two sides. It's a tight fit so that helps. I purchased a small piece of lexan polycarbonate that I'm am going to cut into 1" strips and super glue to the larger screen so they are supported on 3 sides. The middle is supported on 3 sides so it is good.

 

[fragit]

Is that BRS screen or box store?

 

[bubbaque]

How did dosing the bakers yeast work out? Did you do it daily or every other day?

 

[Dreadnaught]

Its a combo of both Lowes and BRS (same stuff). I would recommend just going to a box store to get the sides and corners. (Less $) and get the clear netting for from BRS.


I used yeast daily for about 2 weeks. It browned out the diatoms quite growing. I then went on vacation for a week and upon return they were gone.

 

[najer]

I wasted an hour of my life reading this!? Oops "spent a very informative hour".
I love your refugium, great set up.
How many gph do you recon is going through it? What lighting is over it?
I run a 550 litre (England here, sorry) 138 G water volume here, no socks, no reactors no skimmer and no floss, refugium only, great build!

 

[Dreadnaught]

I hope you enjoyed your hour. You got me back as I have been thinking about an estimate for the flow rate for 4 hours now. It's only a guess but I estimate 75-100gal/hour. (300~400L... I'm a chemist by school no longer by practice and wish we used metric system. Our system is the fault of you Brits.). The lighting is 3 x 6500K LED bulbs from the hardware store. Nothing special.

 

[Dreadnaught]

New arrivals

 

[revhtree]

Nice!

 

[Tim McRae]

Love the build!
Looking forward to the updates