Fuge

king kong · 11-18-2004, 06:01 PM

anyone willing to help me out with switching out my 2 tidepools and going to a fuge? think its time...just not sure how to do it to a setup thats already going...BTW I have a house large enough to handle the group meeting if january is open..LOL!

JnS · 11-18-2004, 07:49 PM

I can help you, just let me know when

FastFish720 · 11-18-2004, 10:38 PM

King_kong I'm in Anoka. What are you looking to do, get a refugium or convert your tidepools?

djyox · 11-18-2004, 10:51 PM

I can come and watch....lol, you can use me for the extra guy you need, I'm down the road from JnS

Plus I missed out on the meeting and would kinda like to get to know ya guys too...

king kong · 11-19-2004, 07:40 AM

Pull the tidepools. and put in the fuge. problem is do i need to start the fuge now by somehow tapping into my system then slowly remove the tidepools..

FastFish720 · 11-19-2004, 12:35 PM

Do you have bio-balls in the pools? If so start by removing one each day from each one.

Frogbone · 11-19-2004, 01:20 PM

Not intending to hijack this thread but my question kinda goes well with teh topic.

What do you all put in your fuges and what are the benefits of each item ?

I just hooked up mine last night. Threw in a bunch of small rock pieces that I had in my sump and a nice chunk of chaeto that Derek gave me wednesday night.
I have seen Mangroves, sand and certain critters in some fuges but can't remember what they were.

Does anyone know where I can get mangroves here in the cities ?

Btw: Fuge light is on 24/7 right now to see what all comes out of it

Jive Turkey · 11-19-2004, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FastFish720

Do you have bio-balls in the pools? If so start by removing one each day from each one.

Thats gonna take forever.

I removed mine, a 5 gallon bucketfull, in 2 scoops in 2 weeks. Prolly didn't need to do that... I didn't personally see a problem with removing them quickly. The sand and rocks hold so much more bacteria than bioballs, that the balls were useless from day one.

FastFish720 · 11-20-2004, 12:03 AM

King_kong if you want to talk about your fuge more or less I'm at work tomorrow from 8-4pm. I work at Petsmart in Coon Rapids, not the Petco next door. Plus if you come in and ask for me, I can talk to people and eat up time.