I was looking for refugium options for a 30 gallon tank in a rather tight spot and a light went on in my head… what about that borderline useless SeaClone 100 that someone gave me?
What I plan is to remove the center tube and fill the reaction chamber with sand so that the water coming from the initial chamber enters just above the substrate. Depending on how much centrifugal motion there is, I might add a bioball or rubble layer that the water enters into to diffuse the flow. I plan to illuminate it from the side (through the plastic) with one of those cheap clip-on 120v sockets with an aluminum reflector and a 6500k PC. I have included my hilarious MS Paint rendition of it to aid my poor description, but it shows the light at the top…first draft and all that… My concerns are the upwelling nature of the current and the algal film that would probably form and reduce light input since it would be illuminated from the side. I searched far and wide for some forum with an account of another person re-purposing their SeaClone, but alas, I have to resort to pestering the masters. Since I came across your rather large
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