$120 shipped - tunze skimmer - missing little knob adjuster on the silencer. Was never there when I purchased from another member, unfortunately won’t fit my AIO tank
$80 shipped - chaetomax
This morning I noticed that all the water and a smaller 13.5 I keep at a very notable green tint to it. This essentially happened overnight. I don't keep livestock in the tank, mainly macro algae that I harvest, and a couple of days ago I had pulled the decent size load from one of my reactors...
Yesterday I added a 16oz jar of ecopods variety mix by algaebarn to my 13.5g fluval evo for the first time. I could tell there were some smaller (about 1 millimeter) pods floating around in the jar, but I didn’t see any larger adult ones. I added half the jar to my chaeto in the second AIO...
Hello! Newbie here! No tank. Just questions.
What I know so far is that a sump is like a DIY filter where you can hide equipment and stick a skimmer (which I also don't know the purpose of). And a refugium is a section in a sump usually with live rock, macro, or some sort of biological filter...
Has anyone successfully integrated a macro algae into their system? I was thinking of splitting my overflow to put about 80% to my refugium and 20% to a macro tank. The output from the macro would go to the skimmer chamber in the refugium.
thoughts?
I originally ordered 3D printed media trays with flow direction that I would use for media bags in chamber 1 and a refugium in chamber 2… the story on that is in my other post here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/refugium-build-decision-for-fluval-evo-13-5.1061800/#post-12656820
I still...
In the process of piecing together my first build and I’m wondering about this chamber on the used sump I bought. I assumed it was a refugium but it only has one notch on top, so no real in and out, is this typical? Would I rely on a pump to get water in and out?
I don’t think it’s the fresh...
This is a high-quality acrylic hang-on-back refugium. It includes a pump, light brackets, and built-in probe holders. The unit measures 12” x 5” x 12” and can be adjusted to accommodate various tank glass thicknesses. I've had a lot of success with this unit using a Tunze waterproof light...
I put away the hardware for my 75 gallon reef tank about 20 years ago. So, with a recent move, I rediscovered all of the equipment and I started looking at my current space for the next generation 75 gallon reef for soft and stony corals with a few fish. I have Lots of factors to consider...
Hey Guys, I currently have a 40 gallon Trigger sump I just set up with my 50 gallon frag tank. Anyways this is my first sump so I am kind of going in blind at the moment not knowing how to place everything in terms of media and such so if you guys could just give me any tips or what to change...
Fluva 13.5
Has been established for about 6 months
Live rock and sand
LPS
Blue leg hermits
Zebra turbo snail
Trochus snail
Tiger conch
Sand sifting star
Randall pistol shrimp and goby
Good Coral Banded Shrimp
Spot tail blenny
Two clowns
Light: Fluval marine 3.0
Refugium Light...
I have some stuff for sale that I no longer use as I have upgraded into a bigger tank. Pickup in Longmont, CO or I can ship these items, buyer pays shipping
Aquamaxx HOB Refugium with Chaetomax 9w LED light, paid 200$+ tax for this setup, only selling for half the price, no issues, no box 100$...
For fun I've been messing around with adding an overflow box to a water box 25 gallon peninsula in order to have a sump in the stand. In doing so I found been using a nano refugium I can fit and automatic fleece roller a full size protein skimmer, an algae reactor, as well as media reactors...
...have a refugium or a skimmer?
All other things being equal, in an SPS dominated 60-70 gallon cube system, if you only had room for one, would you prefer a skimmer or a fuge, and why?
So a little background the tank is about half a year old now. I have higher than desirable nutrients Nitrate is at 19.5 and phosphate is at .07-.17 (Hanna issues) I have a refugium going below the tank in my sump i do weekly water changes of about 35 gallons. (the tank is a 90-gallon display and...
Hello!
I’m super excited to show off my 108 gallon fiji cube tank as it grows!
It has been up and running for roughly 6 months now and currently houses 2 clowns (1 black ice and 1 regular ocellaris) from my LFS, tons of live rock (not sure on the exact number of lbs. I ended up actually using...
So usually I never really pay close attention to anything in my refugium, all i do is get rid of some seagrape and Chaeto that have grown to an extent where it blocks off the top view of the refugium. This time after resetting up my dosing pump, i realized this weird creature hanging on the side...
Question regarding plumbing a display refugium. So basically I have a 135g running off of two canister filters and no sump. I am going to plumb a 35g display refugium into the system. My plan was to run a 1inch siphon tube between them and an in-line pump from the 35 into the 135. So in theory...
Hello, I'm new to having a sump in my tank and was wondering if its possible to use my old AI prime 16hd as a refugium light to grow chaeto?
If so what leds would you have on to grow chaeto? If this would'nt work what are suggested lights to use? My tank is a 70G tank and lightly stocked on...
Can anyone ID this thing? I was FaceTiming my husband and propped the camera up and realized it picks up such the tiniest little critters compared to what I can see! Thousands of copepods, amphipods, bristle worms, ect in my Refugium. I’m so mesmerized haha!!!
Pic of Refugium for reference of size.
Hey all, I am in the process of setting up a reef tank. It is a 135g with two fx4 canister filters. I understand the issues presented with canister filters, but I had them from a freshwater set up and wanted to use them. I understand a sump is preferred however I’m going to use these filters. My...
Tunze Eco Chic Refugium light only used for about 4 months. This thing grew chaeto really well and is submersible. I took down my tank as I’m buying my first home.
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