my refugium modification
hey all!
just figured i would show some modifications i made to the acrylic sump i purchased from austin aquariums a few months ago. i started off drilling a 1½" hole in the bottom to fit a bulkhead fitting. and finished off by measuring and drilling a 2¾" hole, the same inner diameter of the 3" pipe i was using.
after drilling the holes, i cut 1~ 14½" length of arcylic pipe to be glue in place around the bulkhead fitting on the bottom. this will prevent draining of the refugium if the pump looses power. then i cut a few more pieces of acrylic 3" pipe to make the return pipe to the tank.
by cutting out a small section of the acrylic pipe approx. ¾", this will be used as a feedthru shaft for the return pipe to be cemented to for extra strength.
after finishing the cuts, it was time for a dry fit. thankfully, everything assembled up just right the first time. using a small pane of glass i tacked down some 100grit sandpaper using stickglue. this gave me a flat plane to sand against to removed the rough cut of the miter saw.
using weldon#16, i cemented everything together. this stuff doesn't require liberal use, just enough can be too much! first i cemented into place the long supply overflow, followed by the return spout.
i gave a few hours to dry and then plumbed it up, using a rio 1400 as a supply pump. i am considering making it the main return from the sump, and use the tank supply line as a secondary overflow to the sump. currently there is a 65w 10k pc smartlight lighting up my empty refugium :grin:
so all thats left for me to do is to fill the refugium with some good macro algea!
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