Refergium...hope i spelt it right.

[kw0me]

i finaly have a new tank! yay me! i'll be getting it tomorrow and making the stand for it. its l4ftxh3ftxw2ft. for filtration i was planing on getting a 2ft tank to use as a sump/refurgium what kind of plants and fish are used in these. and any tips on construction.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

refugium

http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/aquariumdiy/a/aa041400.htm

 

[kw0me]

hehe thanks heres a pic of what i wanted to setup.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

are you talking about a salt water tank?

 

[kw0me]

fresh

 

[Mgamer20o0]

unless i missed something fw doesnt have live sand or live rock or microalgaes. is that something you made or found?

 

[kw0me]

oh the pic is just to show how im making it i will use different stuff in it for fresh water

 

[Rbishop]

Don't forget lights for it if you plan on having plants in it.

 

[kw0me]

it will have a 2ft fluro over it. what tyes of plants and fish go well in these living filters?

 

[Malefic23]

it will have a 2ft fluro over it. what tyes of plants and fish go well in these living filters?

For a freshwater system, you don't really put fish and plants in the sump. Think of it as an overblown mechanical/biological/chemical filtration plant, with bacteria forming the living component. Now if you have light over your refugium, you could, in theory, put some plants in there to help soak up excess nutrients in the water. This might help reduce algae and keep your water quality good. Look for something fast growing, lives well as a floater, and low care requirements. Umm.. duckweed leaps to mind, but I'm sure there are better choices.