refugium

  1. H

    Refugium for AIO tank?

    Looking for thoughts, ideas, recommendations.... Would like to add a refugium to a 30G AIO tank. I don't have the room to retrofit a back chamber, so was thinking of making a DIY sump/refugium. I've got a 20inch tall glass vase that would fit perfect under my display cabinet. Would be very...
  2. Jamie814

    Lighting Refugiums LED Dry Goods (4) Tunze Waterproof Eco Chic Refugium LED lights with magnet mounts - LIKE NEW

    I have 4 four these available as pictured. Ran less than 2 weeks, like new condition! Retails for $99 new Asking $70 each or $250 for all four-shipping included. PayPal or Venmo Description LED eco chic refugium Spectrum especially suitable for refuge and basin for algae growth in seawater...
  3. cPr

    Texas Lighting Dry Goods SOLD Kessil H160 Refugium Light

    I have a Kessil H160 with gooseneck that I’m not going to be using. Asking $125 Open to shipping.
  4. F

    Diatom Problem

    I've had my tank up for a couple weeks now and I think I have stumbled upon a red-rustlike diatom bloom. I am only asking about this because I set up my refugium last week (kit from algaebarn) and dosed the PNS bacterioplankton that came with the kit. The issue is, I am not sure this was the...
  5. SantaMonica

    RAIN-8 twin screen pole mount waterfall algae scrubber

    First an only one of it's kind https://www.santa-monica.cc/RAIN-8-twin-screen-pole-mount-waterfall-algae-scrubber_p_112.html
  6. Picassoclown

    Tennessee Return Pumps Refugiums Package Deal Innovative Marine EXT 200 gallon, stand, screen, refugium, return, and ATO for Sale. MUST GO

    Hello Everyone, I am looking to get rid of this system for $1,750. I live in the Knoxville, TN area and this would have to be picked up. Please let me know if you are interested! Thanks!
  7. watdachuck

    Lighting Return Pumps Misc. Pumps Skimmers Sumps Refugiums LED Dosing Dry Goods Lifereef Sump, Refugium, ATO, Skimmer, Radion - $250

    I had to breakdown my reef due to a tank leak. I will be back, but for now am selling my sump. Attached are some photos of it currently and when in operation (First Installed). I also included a tank photo just to show what this system was supporting. Feel free to look at my tank thread for any...
  8. azreefer93

    Aquarium Controller Lighting Plumbing Dry Goods SOLD Ecotech Marine Radion XR30 Blues, RMS Mount, Vectra M2 Mobius, Neptune FMM, Neptune Solenoid

    Frag tank break down, price includes shipping: 2x Ecotech Marine Radion XR30 Gen 6 Blue with RMS Mount. No box but I will take care of shipping seriously. Both run at 30-50% intensity with my T5. $650 each. Light only $600 Vectra M2 Mobius Ready SOLD Neptune FMM with Aquabus $60 New Neptune...
  9. ricketyroll

    DIY HOB refugium pump assistance needed

    Hey folks! I have built a diy HOB fuge for my undrilled 55 gallon reef. Got one of these for free and converted it by wrapping it in strip lights, and putting a diy air lift pump by heat forming some .5 inch tubing, and poking a hole with a airline tubing barb. Works easy enough and the...
  10. CaptainKiwi

    10-15 gallon Refugium Inverts?

    I am planning to have quite a large refugium of around 10-15 gallon and was wondering what interesting inverts I could put in there that wont disrupt the copepods and other microfauna that the refugium is made for. There will be a lot of invert eaters in the display tank so it would be really...
  11. GothFishKeeper

    Magnetic baffle holding brackets?

    I’m redoing the baffles in my refugium, but I don’t want to drain and dry the whole thing to silicone in the new baffles. It’s kind of the heart of my whole system. I’m wondering if there are any products out there that use a magnet on the can simply hold the baffles in place, also so I can take...
  12. T

    Dry Goods Neptune Apex Gro Light with square clamp

    Used for eight months works fine. Square clamp type. Refugium stole too many nutrients so I broke it down.
  13. T

    Beginner Build and Refugium Help

    I am looking for some advice regarding my beginner 20 gallon saltwater setup. I currently only have fish (2 clownfish), snails, and crabs and plan on keeping it that way for a while. I don't have a sump, just a HOB filter. I am wondering if I could use the linked Fluval breeding box as a...
  14. E

    Setting up a display refugium

    Good afternoon! I have a 125g display with a 100g basement sump (stock tank). I want to add a large refugium as a source of pods, nutrient export, and pH buffer. I picked up a rimless 50g tank that I want to set up as a combination macro algae display and fuge. The lighting cycle would be...
  15. N11morales

    Refugium help Waterbox reef lx290.6

    Hello, so I had been running chaeto in my water box reef lx 290.6 nutrients were 55 nitrate and phosphate .05 Increased light period from 8 hrs to 14 hrs a day. (while also doing water changes to get nutrients under control) Currently my nitrate is 20 and phosphate is .1 My refugium is...
  16. H

    Has anyone added a refugium to a Nyos Opus G2 300 sump? Looking for guidance / inspiration.

    Hi everyone, I’ve ordered a Nyos Opus G2 300 (approx. 261 L display / ~310 L total system) and while I’m waiting for delivery, I’m trying to plan the filtration layout in advance. I’d like to run a refugium (chaeto + pods) as part of a nutrient-export strategy, but the stock Nyos sump layout...
  17. T

    Flow rate refugium compartment Eshoppes AF-200 sump

    I’m setting up a new to me eshoppes AF-200 sump, it has a refugium chamber and I’m wondering. If I can run my media reactor and/or UV from that section. Does it get enough water turnover for this to make sense? Right now I’m not planning to setup a refugium so I’d like to make use of this...
  18. Ironwill723

    Pennsylvania Filters Dry Goods SOLD FS: Santa Monica HOG2 Algae Scrubber $150

    New in Box Santa Monica HOG2 Algae Scrubber. Does not work for my setup. Never used. Still in original packaging. $150 shipped. Paypal preferred. Please PM with interest...
  19. C

    Build Thread The Cheap and Lazy Jellyfish Tank

    Howdy y'all! I've been picking away at this project for about a year now. Its had its ups and downs, and I wanted to share my progress on keeping jellyfish since I think things have finally stabilized. The motivation: Commercially avaliable jellyfish tanks are not for ma. They usually are...
  20. static416

    Wall-Mounted, Closed-Loop Refugium(s)

    First, a peak at the result. After about 30 hours over 2.5 days, that is the finished product. Now the process. I have a 350 gal, two tank, shared sump system in the living room next door. But there isn't enough room in the cabinet or the living room for all the equipment, let alone a...
  21. CaptainBob's Reef

    Best way to grow Macroalgae in an AIO? - Suggestions Appreciated

    I have struggled with keeping a small Macroalgae refugium in my 80g AIO. I initially kept a small refugium in the rear sump area, with poor results. I even tried using a reactor to contain any muck, melting, and ensure the chaeto was getting enough flow and nutrients. This worked better but...
  22. E

    Refugium for copepod propagation Fluval Evo

    I have seen many examples of Fluval Evo 13.5 tanks that have had a rear chamber turned into a refugium and am considering doing the same for my aquarium. I am not so interested in bringing nutrients down as nitrates are usually <10 and phosphates generally <0.1 in my tank but am interested in...
  23. Skay

    NEW AquaClear 110 Media Basket/Refugium

    Hello everyone, was fortunate enough to grab an ac 110 for a good price, and in my spare time I created a media basket that replaces the original mesh screens. Researching online, I wasn't able to find anything resembling a basket. The closest thing to it was this thread, but that required...
  24. fragman2

    Washington Lighting Refugiums LED SOLD Kessell A360X Refugium Light - $230 shipped

    Kessell A360X Refugium Light - $230 shipped This fixture is approximately five years old and was used at less than full intensity the entire time. The light works perfectly.
  25. SrNapp

    Adaptive Reef Blade Hybrid Refugium & Algae Turf Reactor 16 - Testing & Thoughts

    Blade Hybrid Algae Reactor 16 • Purchased a turf scrubber to deal with a heavily polluted tank with nitrates of 55ppm and heavy hair algae. • Tank is 92g volume so I purchased the 16 version as headroom and the 10 inch might not benefit as well due to the tank being heavily stocked. Over the...
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