Advice? Refugium

Building a remote refugium to run off my manifold do any of you run one? Heres a few pics of the one I'm going to try out if it works good may change it out to a display refuge any ideas would be appreciated as of now have a spray bar, intake, out flow, and a back up overflow will also install a small power head. If you see something that may not work right please comment I like this idea so you have a much larger area to grow macro algae and build up pods without using up main sump space. Thanks for looking.

 

Not sure on light yet others have used with great luck
Light output 1000 Lumens
15 Watts
CRI 75
CCT 4000K
IP Rating 44

 

I use lights on my refugium very similar to that and great results.
Mine are 20 watt and 6500k. Less than 20 bucks shipped on ebay.

 

I found this light at Menards I think it was just under $20

 

I saw those after I received mine. Lol.

 

Hopefully I'll have it running tonight I'll post an update on how the light does

 

So are you using the refugium as a way to grow pods or are you using for nutrient export? I have seen people have remote deep sand beds for extra biological.

 

I'm using it for pods and nutrient export most sumps only have small areas witch are still great for pods but not large enough for nutrient export when you have a heavy bioload. It's something I just wanna try will see how it works out would like to eliminate one reactor and just run one reactor with carbon gfo mix then eventually just run carbon Along with refugium

 

How is the light working out for you?

 

Can you tell me the brand ect on the light? I'm working on a fuge too and if I can get a decent light at Menard for $20 it would be great

 

Light is working out great. Bill I'll get you the model tomorrow

 

Hmm never thought of doing this. I think it's a brilliant idea! The idea of a trash can full of chaetomorpha and pods really apeals to me. Right now I have a 24x18 section of sump for fuge and it fills up with chaeto way to fast. I'm doing this!

 

@jeremy got a link to the eBay light your using?

 

Looks wonderful! Is there any impact on the pH since the lid is on the fuge? It would be wonderful for the amount of pods grown! Not only for feeding mandarins, anthias, etc but also for the corals!!

 

This is it

 

10W - 100W LED SMD Spotlight Flood light IP65 OUTDOOR COOL Warm White 100 Watt
I bout the 20w cool white. You have to wire up your own plug on these.

 

Thanks
I assume heat is not an issue since it is LED?

 

If your asking me. No heat isn't an issue. I run t5 on my display and led on fuge in an enclosed stand.