HOT/HOB refugium ?

i have a cpr aquafuge running on a 46bowfront, its not very big, only 18x12x4 (about 2gl.), so there isn't any major stress on the tank. but for my other refugium i built a seperate stand for it behind the tank, because of its larger size, its 34x18x5.5 (about 10gl), but, i could have upgrade it to hob, but decided against it. i think hob refugiums are great, and serve a useful purpose by providing amphipods and copepods for some of the reef critters to munch on, unlike its counter-part, the sump refugium, which basicly serves as a filter.

HOT= ?
HOB= ?

New terms every day we gotta keep up with!
Thanks fellas

Could it be top/bottom refugiums ?

hang on back

HOT-hang on tank
HOB-hang on back

everyone has to come up with a new phrase for their stuff.

G~

Would a 10g tank put strain on my 37g ?? I was going to set it ontop of the canopy... ???



-Paul

Well as a general rule of thumb 1gal of seawater=roughly 8lbs. That does not factor in the weight of the tank or sand or rock or anything else.

I think only you could make the call as to whether or not you could put your tank on top of your canopy. If it were me I wouldn't do it but thats because I can't trust my canopy to hold that kind of weight. Not to mention that I'm thinking you'll wind up with a good deal of heat radiating up through the canopy.

my .02

Thanks Geoff!!
I've been meaning to ask for some time. I let it slip, though. Thanks Tyler to make it a thread subject