Best refugium substrate

[jdnumis]

thanks james

How many inches of mud do u have? and does airstone help?

There is probably 3in of mud. Airstone works IMO. Breaks up gases trapped in Chaeto

 

[annanymous]

There is probably 3in of mud. Airstone works IMO. Breaks up gases trapped in Chaeto

Does the airstone cause any bubbles to go to the return pump chamber?
Im seriously thinking of giving miracle mud a chance. worse case scenario Ill use it as regular substrate and change it over a course of time...best case - my SPS and other corals will look more stunning then without it :groupflip

 

[bizzarro]

There's a company called FloridaPets that sells it I guess collected from Florida, $30 for cheap.

 

[jdnumis]

Does the airstone cause any bubbles to go to the return pump chamber?
Im seriously thinking of giving miracle mud a chance. worse case scenario Ill use it as regular substrate and change it over a course of time...best case - my SPS and other corals will look more stunning then without it :groupflip

Not at all

 

[SanmanReefer]

Doesn't miracle mud have to be replaced every two years or so? I'd be afraid when it's time to replace because you would disturb everything in the refugium. Just my 2 cents. Has anyone had a problem when replacing the mud?

 

[jdnumis]

Doesn't miracle mud have to be replaced every two years or so? I'd be afraid when it's time to replace because you would disturb everything in the refugium. Just my 2 cents. Has anyone had a problem when replacing the mud?

Yes it does. It's very easy to do. I replaced mine with no problems. Just have to turn return off for a little while so cloudiness goes away

 

[SanmanReefer]

Yes it does. It's very easy to do. I replaced mine with no problems. Just have to turn return off for a little while so cloudiness goes away

Ok, seems easy enough. Thanks for clarifying that for me.

 

[jdnumis]

Ok, seems easy enough. Thanks for clarifying that for me.

Your welcome

 

[Aquadicted]

i always use regular sand. I find using recycled old aquarium sand works better than new nutrient empty sand.

 

[jdnumis]

That would work too.

 

[Fishinizer]

My sumps bare bottom just live rock and chetto

 

[annanymous]

There's a company called FloridaPets that sells it I guess collected from Florida, $30 for cheap.

but then how do they control what elements and nutrients end up in the mud if they collect it straight from sea floor? Hmmm, I wouldn't trust that or at least as long as they called it miracle mud. maybe if they say dirty sand for sale, I would give them a try :joke:

Just checked out their website....and it didnt give me a lot of confidence of their products. But to each his own