krankykris Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 hallo kiddies, i has a question for yous. i would like to run a CPR fuge. in fact, i do have one sitting idle. the problem being, it's a hair too large for the tank. the tank is 24" wide and the fuge is 21" and change. this wouldn't normally be a problem, but i want to continue running my nano remora. my options are: 1) run skimmer on the front = ugly, stoopit etc etc. not doing it. 2) no fuge = meh 3) no skimmer = also meh 4) run skimmer in fuge = the question! pretty much the skimmer has to run as it's a mantis tank and fuge would be really lovely for nitrate uptake. the fuge will be powered by an MJ400, since low flow in a fuge is desirable. the nano remora runs on a MJ900. since the the flow in to the fuge is a lot lower than the flow on the skimmer, would it stand to reason it would continuously skim the same water, reducing efficiency of the skimmer? is running a skimmer in the fuge a poor idea for that reason? also had one more thought for an option: 5) buy the remora surface skimmer box and turn the output box in to a minifuge with some floss, chaeto and a 10w drop in pond light. who's got some thoughts? Link to comment
Pship Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Take a pic for us and some measurements. I bet we could figure a way for it to fit. Link to comment
diggman08 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 skimmer in the fuge?? your water is goonna be TOOO Clean... Link to comment
krankykris Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 skimmer in the fuge?? your water is goonna be TOOO Clean... you really think so? this is gonna be a mantis tank. i expect a decent amount of nitrates. Link to comment
2OceanLovers Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I would be worried because of the structural integrety(sp?) of the sides of the fuge. Would the joints of the fuge hold the weight of a full skimmer? I know that my BH100 holds about a gallon of water. Link to comment
krankykris Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 I would be worried because of the structural integrety(sp?) of the sides of the fuge. Would the joints of the fuge hold the weight of a full skimmer? I know that my BH100 holds about a gallon of water. ok, so maybe my approximation of measurement was off. this is the fuge that i have: http://www.cprusa.com/products/aquafuge.html it's the medium size so it's Water Capacity: 3.60 Gallons Dimensions: 19" L x 4.5" W x 12" T the thing appears to be pretty solid. Link to comment
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