What do you add to a refugium?

[AquaDan]

I should be getting my sump from Max Reef some time next week. Its going to have a Refugium chamber.

What exactly do you place in it? Live sand? Live rock? How much of each? I've seen postings about using mud.

What do you recommend? What do you use?


Thanks everyone.

 

[greybolt03]

I have crushed coral/sand mix and cheato

 

[AquaDan]

Thanks bolt. How deep is the sand?

 

[frankieboy]

You can do a micro algae plant's. Look it up online, there's pics of it and info. Some others do a algae scrubber. I'm thinking about micro algae refugium when I setup my tank and system. I'm on a slow planning goo luck what you decide on.

Sent from my PG86100 using Reefs

 

[james1990]

theres different ways you can set one up. Out of ease of maintenance I use rubble rock (small porous rock and coral skeletons) and cheato macro algae. the cheato just floats on top of the rock on the surface of the water right below water level. This will give places for little critters like copepods reproduce as well as act as a nutrient export.

 

[beerfish]

Here's a little something I put together on refugiums.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/general-discussion/77857-refugium-primer.html

 

[AquaDan]

You can do a micro algae plant's. Look it up online, there's pics of it and info. Some others do a algae scrubber. I'm thinking about micro algae refugium when I setup my tank and system. I'm on a slow planning goo luck what you decide on.

Sent from my PG86100 using Reefs

Thanks Frankie. Good luck with your setup!

 

[AquaDan]

theres different ways you can set one up. Out of ease of maintenance I use rubble rock (small porous rock and coral skeletons) and cheato macro algae. the cheato just floats on top of the rock on the surface of the water right below water level. This will give places for little critters like copepods reproduce as well as act as a nutrient export.

That sounds like an interesting approach James. Do you use live sand at all?

 

[AquaDan]

Here's a little something I put together on refugiums.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/general-discussion/77857-refugium-primer.html

Thanks beerfish! Much appreciated.

 

[beerfish]

Thanks beerfish! Much appreciated.

No problem. I wrote it because there was a ton of info on lighting, flow, and everything else, but it was hard to find good information on a refugium. Hope it helps!

 

[basiab]

There is no problem asking to get a quick view but if you want to do it right and get the most out of it then READ before you act.