FateX9 Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 actually that made perfect sense i was actually thinking that you could have put a straight piece of acrylic dividing the pump and the overflow but that works too Link to comment
Babycakes Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 OH WOW! you got a sweet looking fuge! if I had a fuge like that I wouldn't mind getting one at all. You can put in some mangroves all across it or some chaeto. Nice color scheme you get there for your place Link to comment
qualudethunder Posted April 7, 2005 Author Share Posted April 7, 2005 Thanks! I hope others will start doing display fuges as well. I think they are very cool. I was going to put manggroves in there just for the look but was afraid I would eventually have to raise my lighting. I didnt really want to go through all of that since I have read that mangroves arent that effective for nutrient export compared to macro. Can't wait to add the macro... The red walls in my dining room and kitchen make pictures tuff to take some times. Just throws all of the colors/lighting off on my crappy camera heh heh. But its my favorite room in my whole joint. Link to comment
mache62 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Hey, that looks great! I have done a display fuge too! I put some shrooms and xenia in the fuge as well as the chaeto for nutrient export. Link to comment
qualudethunder Posted April 22, 2005 Author Share Posted April 22, 2005 Cool... you have any pics to throw up? I am definatley going to toss a few shrooms in mine once everything settles. There is so much crazy(and scary)algae/plantlife growing off of the live rock right now... including bryopsis, which seems to be dying off now. But some really cool stuff goin on. 65w of 65k lighting makes stuff happen fast heh heh. I will take some pics this weekend of some growth. Link to comment
qualudethunder Posted April 29, 2005 Author Share Posted April 29, 2005 Here are some shots of the growth so far... pretty cool stuff coming out of the rock. You never know what is capable of coming out of live rock until you try to really grow it instead of getting rid of it. The 65k lights don't hurt either heh heh... Link to comment
qualudethunder Posted April 29, 2005 Author Share Posted April 29, 2005 this guy has been in 3 tanks now heh heh... I am on a mission to have the biggest aiptasia on the block... Link to comment
qualudethunder Posted April 29, 2005 Author Share Posted April 29, 2005 the whole shabang... Link to comment
Divided Sky Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 whoa dude. War of the worlds up in here. Link to comment
qualudethunder Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 Its hooked up to the main tank now. Everything is going good so far. Link to comment
outtafocus Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Your fuge looks amazing. I cant believe how much life you have in it. Nice work. Link to comment
g0tfish Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 very nice! so did u buy the plants or did u jus hook the light up? really clean! Link to comment
mushroom head Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 I want stuff like taht in my refugium! Link to comment
qualudethunder Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 Thanks outtafocus... I have to say that I am losing some interest in my main tank after watching this setup. I did add a few macros like the bubble macro, feather and some chaeto. Most of the photos are of what has grown out of the rock on its own. So yeah I pretty much just hooked up the light and watched it grow. Link to comment
outtafocus Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 So really you are running a 6gal display with a 15gal sump, full of live rock.I like that. hehe Link to comment
mushroom head Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Did all that stuff come on the live rock or did u buy it? Link to comment
outtafocus Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Nice reading skills look 2 posts up Link to comment
qualudethunder Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 Yeah as of now thats what it seems like. I am thinking of turning my main tank into more of a planted setup too now heh heh. I would be more selective about whats growing in it though. Link to comment
yoshiod9 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 wow, how did i ever miss this thread?! awesome idea and setup qualude! that's some nifty handy work on the outflow of the fuge too. very, very cool. Link to comment
Ruben Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 dude thats so badass i love it, looks so clean thats better then alot of people main tank keep of the great work MORE PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment
qualudethunder Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 Used a band saw and a toaster to make the bends on the outflow yoshiod heh heh. Ruben, I'm sure its gonna get pretty messy before long though so enjoy it while it lasts. I am waiting for something to start losing the battle going on in there but everything keeps flourishing. I'm sure in time I will see what the master race of algae is though. Link to comment
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