Rick Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 I don't have much in my sump right now and was wondering what everyone else has in theirs. Also are you using it as a combination Sump/Refugium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny503 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Live Sand, Live Rocks, Cheatos.... I want to have a mantis shrimp in there.... I saw it in someone else on the net.. look really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted June 15, 2009 Author Share Posted June 15, 2009 How much live sand, how much rocks, is it all mixed together in the same spot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny503 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 2" live sand and it's in the center of the tank, live rocks on top of the sand and cheatos on growth on top of the live rocks :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 What size sump? What size tank? What are you keeping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny503 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 CCR are you asking me? or Rick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 I have a seperate refugium and sump. In refugium: Some LR 5-7 pcs. 1 sq. ft. of sand 2.5" deep Ball of cheatomorpha 4 mangroves in sand I keep choc. chip stars in there for my Harliquin shrimp In sump: Return pump Heater Reactor 10-12 pcs. of LR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 CCR are you asking me? or Rick? Rick..................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted June 15, 2009 Author Share Posted June 15, 2009 85 Gallon tank with a 40 gallon sump. When you ask what I am keeping I'm not sure what your looking for. In the tank I'm running a plenum with about 3 inches of sand on that. Then I have 40 lbs or so (just a guess) of live rock. In the sump I currently have some carbon, a little cheato, some sea lettuce, my skimmer, and the return pump. I plan to mix up 50 lbs. or so of DIY rock and after it's cured it will go into the tank and/or sump. My plan was to do some live sand, then live rock, with cheato and sea lettuce on top (similar to what was mentioned above). One source I saw though said to take the Live Sand and Live Rock out if it was used as a refugium. Since I can't find much consistency I figured I would get an idea of what others run first and then decide what all to put in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoolander Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 I keep choc. chip stars in there for my Harliquin shrimp Wait, what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny503 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Wait' date=' what?[/quote'] Yup Zoolander... I know a lot of people do that.... they feed their Harliquin shrimp with choc chip stars and they left it in the sump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoolander Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 So on purpose or accident? Seems like that would get expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Wait' date=' what?[/quote'] I keep Chocolate Chip stars in there and when needed I pull one out to feed my Harliquin shrimp. They can be gotten to easily and I can feed them easily too. This keeps them away from my corals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 So on purpose or accident? Seems like that would get expensive. At one star a month and $5 a star........ not any more exspensive then feeding a reef tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoolander Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Lol, that's heartless. Guess I'm biased because the choco star I have is my gf's favorite thing in my setup. She looks in the sump more than the tank. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Well they only eat stars. Since they are the cheapest one you can buy. So they win, (or lose) the lotto drawing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugbyfish Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 its just the idea of cutting off a leg, throwing the leg in the tank, then putting the star fish back in the sump only to harvest another leg later on. I am usually not one to be sensative to this kind of thing, but can you imagine being harvested like that; sound morbid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 zoolander, how is the star's leg healing up? how is the tank...sorry off topic. in my new sump i intend to have it set up like this: 100g rubbermaid horse trough 5" oolitic sand bed filter socks to fuge, mangroves and macro algae next xenia compartment next skimmer compartment then bubble trap and return pump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Nice drawing Curtis! I have a sump only under my tank in the cabinet, The sump runs to the Refugium behind the tank and stand via two 1-1/2" lines. The fuge is 18" x 18" x 42" long.. the first 24" is sandbed 3+" with small LR and LR rubble and the overflow is 12"tall. The next chamber is the return for the skimmer (under cabinet) with carbon tray (ozone). The last chamber is the "clean" end after the baffles with the return pumps this is also where the ATO, float valve, effluent Cal reac and out line for the AWC . In the main area its like a tank with no predators, its full of all kinds of critters, brissle worms, snails of all kinds, the cheato. I also stuff cheato in the middle chamber from the first before it gets thrown out. I have a frag rack, several corals, xenia, singulara, capnella. The fuge is lit on a reverse cycle with a Current USA 24" 4- t5 and 1 250MH on from 11pm to 8am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 Steve, next time you toss out some cheato can you let me know. I have a little bit (handful) which I expect to propogate over time but I don't think there is enough to really be effective yet. Do any of you use oyster shells for substrate or live sand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 After a few hours of work today my sump now has no live sand, but 20 lbs or so of LR rubble, a ball of chaeto and an intake to a PCI recirculating skimmer. There are also two heaters in there. The sand is now in the displays right back corner so I can get the wrasse I want. Live food can get exspensive. I used to spend $5 three times a week for live shrimp for seahorses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 A skimmer, a return pump, and a heater. Whew its getting crowded in there!!! Almost forgot the float switches! Oh yah and a turkey baster floating around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 dont have a sump. aint I cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 well neither do I technicaly. I have a section built on the back of my tank for a sump\refugium\filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 dont even have that. HOB skimmer is the closest I come. But my skimmer return has cheato and a heater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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