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rlking · 10-26-2008, 04:36 PM

MommyI
Thanks for the link. Yes that is something along the line I was thinking of.
Dianna,
I have two racks, the first one with 11- 20 gal tanks and 17- 5's with three connected 50 gal tanks used as sumps. The other rack has 7- 10 gal tanks and 9- 5's with two 50 gal sumps. That gives the first rack about 450 gallons with a third of the total volume available for the refugium. My sumps are plywood/epoxy tanks that measure 12" H x 24" D x 40" w. Fairly shallow and wide. Should be plenty of area for plants. I took out several old stands and have three leftover 'shop lights', a total of 240 watts of light. About 1.6 watts per gallon over the sumps. Is that enough? And yes, I think that a uv light would be important.

Could you suggest some plants for the system?
Thanks
Rod

10-26-2008, 04:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
rlking Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: South Central Idaho Posts: 16 iTrader Ratings: 0 Plant Points: 1200	Re: Freshwater Refugium MommyI Thanks for the link. Yes that is something along the line I was thinking of. Dianna, I have two racks, the first one with 11- 20 gal tanks and 17- 5's with three connected 50 gal tanks used as sumps. The other rack has 7- 10 gal tanks and 9- 5's with two 50 gal sumps. That gives the first rack about 450 gallons with a third of the total volume available for the refugium. My sumps are plywood/epoxy tanks that measure 12" H x 24" D x 40" w. Fairly shallow and wide. Should be plenty of area for plants. I took out several old stands and have three leftover 'shop lights', a total of 240 watts of light. About 1.6 watts per gallon over the sumps. Is that enough? And yes, I think that a uv light would be important. Could you suggest some plants for the system? Thanks Rod