Mainframe562 Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 Well i finally finished my nano cube project and so far its looking great. The parts I used is a aquaclear 300 and galaxy light from drs. foster and smith. Link to comment
fade2black Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 Nice, is that a mushroom in there as well? Link to comment
findingnemo13 Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 Can you use post pics of the back? How did you mkae the refugium? Can i see your set up? Link to comment
Mainframe562 Posted June 28, 2004 Author Share Posted June 28, 2004 Well what i used is a aquaclear 300 which would only fit the nano cube. Pretty much all I did was shave the impeller to decrease the flow and used the basket that held the filtration stuff as a baffle. Cut the bottom of the baffle so it touches the bottom of the refugium and cut the top part just enough so water flows over it. What i have in there now is LR, LS, piece of mushroom, chaetomorpha, and empty shells so the copepods can reproduce. I also added a piece of tupperware so the water from the refugium flows to the front of the tank and not into the sump. For lighting, im using a 13w galaxy light. Link to comment
rainseth Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 do you think a smaller aquafilterwould work just as well, or is there a specific reason why you have to use the 300 on a nano? Looks great by the way! Link to comment
Mainframe562 Posted July 2, 2004 Author Share Posted July 2, 2004 Im pretty sure a smaller one like the aquafilter 150 would work fine. I chose the ac300 because it was the biggest filter that would fit. If I could fit a 500 I would prefer that. IMO bigger is better. You can cram more LS, LR, and macro algae in there, but my refugium is working great. I wish my nano cube wasnt against the wall so I can get a better view of the refugium. All I have is the side and top view. Link to comment
Knight5272 Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 I use an ac 200 on mine and it works great. Link to comment
chromey Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 I know this is going to be a stupid question, but can someone explain the ac300/ac500 refugium in laymans terms? I understand that there is some sort of divider somewhere between two of the sides. Where exactly is this located, what is it made of and how high is it? Also, I see that there is some sand/rock/etc on one side - what is going on the other side? What other modifications are being made to the filters? Are the cartridges taken out? Sorry about this being in the DIY forums but this is the most recent thread about ac300/ac500 refugiums I could find. Thanks for any help. Link to comment
Mainframe562 Posted July 13, 2004 Author Share Posted July 13, 2004 You can read this thread, it has lots of info about the ac300 and ac500 being converted into a refugium. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...20&pagenumber=1 Link to comment
nubreefer Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 I had a similar idea recently seeing a lot of people doing similar mods. However when I brought it up in the begginers forum i was told that the modded ac's were too small to do any good. Link to comment
lifesaver8 Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 I have only had my nano cube for 3 weeks and after reading all of these DIY threads I hate it j/k to do list: refugium light mod moonlight fans -nice tank Link to comment
lifesaver8 Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 I have only had my nano cube for 3 weeks and after reading all of these DIY threads I hate it j/k to do list: refugium light mod moonlight fans -nice tank Link to comment
Mainframe562 Posted August 21, 2004 Author Share Posted August 21, 2004 Thanks for the comments. I myself like to mod things like my computer so the nano cube is something that will keep me very well busy. Next project is to upgrade the lighting to 64w with the coralife dual E-Z ballast. Will post pictures once its done. Link to comment
DFL18 Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 do you know how much the fuge sticks out the back of the cube? i would like to do this mod as well, but need to know how far out it sticks thanks if you can help Link to comment
Chino Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 DFL18, read the thread that Mainframe562 provided. It pretty much tells you everything about the ac300 and ac500 mods and their dimensions. Link to comment
DFL18 Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 after looking at my tank i dont think it will work because of the dual fan's that my nanocube came with. damn, im gonna see if i can somehow get around them Link to comment
50cal Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 You can read this thread, it has lots of info about the ac300 and ac500 being converted into a refugium.http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...20&pagenumber=1 Can anyone tell me where the information is that this thread (now dead) reffered to? thank you Link to comment
kalristo Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 darn nothings working for me Link to comment
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