fuge outside tank?

[Chyendra]

i want to set up a 20L reef w/fish and i am wondering if adding a fuge will help avoid algea problems, and keep my water conditions more stable?

 

i'd like to have a fuge outside of my tank, as to not take up any room with in my tank.

how would that work? a 10 gallon set up nearby with pumps and tubeing conecting them? can i use regular full spectrum florecent lights on the fuge, or do i need PCs like i have over the tank?

[ELGORDOINAVW]

for a fuge any lighting will do, the easiest way to do it is to have it is to pump water into the 10 gallon and let it gravity feed via a bulkhead. it will significantly reduce the amount of algae in your display tank. also the added water volume will help keep water conditions more stable.

[Chyendra]

that sounds like the way to go, the only problem i'm finding is a place to put a ten gallon tank that's ABOVE my aquarium. i have a small bedroom with very little available room (as i already have 3 aquariums) is it possiable to set one up below aquarium level?

use and overflow box and siphon the water to the ten gallon, and then pump the water back up (use a small hole near the water line to break the siphon in case of power outage)? would that work? or would a pump in my fuge distroy things?

 

EDIT

 

scratch that, i juggled some stuff around and made room for above my book shelf next to my tank. It's only slightly above but i think it will work.

 

i bought a 5 gallon heavy duty clear plastic storage tub thing today at walmart for only $2.50 that's what i'm going to use, and it would be easy enough to get another one for added water capacity. as far a a bulk head? how exactly does that work (or even look like?)

 

what cheap powerheads do you guys like to use?

[Chyendra]

powerhead ideas?

it's going to have to push water about 19"- 22" from the bottem of my tank to the fuge. appox. how many GPH should i need to do that?

 

right now i'm looking at either the RIO 200gph or the maxijet 600 (160gph)