refugium

Hey all, Thought we could start a thread on how to run a successful refugium. These are important, yet often overlooked, aspects of our ecosystems. Any advice to beginners and advanced aquarists alike would be valued. Thanks and happy reefing. -Mr.Acro

Algal Filtration In Reef Aquariums By Bryan of Santa Monica Filtration With modern reefkeeping, more people are wanting to filter their tanks the same way that all natural reefs (and lakes and rivers) are filtered, which is by using algae. We are going to look at the main types of algal...

so i have a new 300g with a 100g sump (see my build for details) and i have 2 kessil h80's in the refugium section of the sump with a bunch of broken up pieces of live rock. i put some Chaeto in a while back and it seems to continue to die off, i have tried pulling lights down a bit and tried...

i have 2 h80 kessil's and they can be tweaked to the red spectrum or blue spectrum and i am trying to grow some algae but not sure where to set lights, under the blue there did not seem to be any growth so i switched to red but not sure that is right?? please give me thoughts as the chaeto...

I have recently restarted my tank using a large refugium and a Kessil H380. I am getting lots of green hair algae in the refugium but not in the tank. The refugium seems to be doing what it should. However, what is the feeling on removing GHA from the refugium? Just let it be or remove?

I know this has been posted along some similar threads, but does anyone have good tips on starting a fuge? I have a first or 2nd generation Eshoppes sump and was going to use the middle chamber for the fuge (skimmer in first). It looks like putting some sort of substrate (miracle mud or sand)...

Hello everyone! So, there seems to be a shortage of Chaeto on Algae barn, and I'm not willing to buy side of the street chaeto. It recommends Ulva lactuca, and some other reefers have as well. However, I cant seem to find any clear care info. Some say it needs cold water. Some say it needs warm...

This might be a no-brainer question to few or most, I am just having a hard time understanding the interaction of these two. I have a 75G DT with 20L sump, the sump is basically set up with a filter sock, water passes through the length of the sump (recently added chaeto to this section, sump...

AIO users, please comment on unexpected issues you have encountered using a rear compartment for macroalgae. I am especially concerned with issues of nuisance algae growing in the compartment. I am weighing the pros/cons of using a chamber as a simple refugium compared to using a CPR HOB...

Hello, finishing my 150 gallon tank. I have the best equipment in this build so this might be a dumb question. for the refugium down below, should I just use my marinland led (2.7 watts) which great chaeto well in the back of my biocube 29? Or just I upgrade to the kessil H80?

I recently upsized my sump and now have an 11 gallon refugium for my RSR 250 system. I have Chaeto in there and need some type of powerhead in there as the flow for dosing, although I have a Vario 2 at full speed, is not quite enough to prevent precipitation of 3A & B with the way the water...

I should have started this build thread a long time ago on R2R. I will share a brief overview from start to where the tank is at its 6 month mark and will maintain this thread with tank updates. First OFF Thanks to @CJs Aquariums for my AIO choice @Broadfield for APEX mounting @revhtree...

Im looking for a sump that has a refugium and is capable of handling a 130 gallon tank. I really don't want to break the bank on this. Ive been looking at the ice cap sumps and its really nice these have a ATO built right in. If anyone has any suggestions for a reasonable price id be very...

Hey everyone, I currently have a 40 Gal breeder tank, the tank has been running excellent for the past 2 months but I currently have 5 fish in the tank, 2 of which I bought knowing I would eventually have to up my tank size “basically giving myself an excuse to be able to build the fish tank...

Hey guys, I’m new to the hobby and just wanted to get some feedback on some stuff. I currently have a FOWLR 40 gallon breeder tank. I have live sand and rock in the tank and for filtration I have a marineland 160 canister filter “I didn’t notice it was smaller than what I thought untill after I...

Picked the tank and stand up used. Tank is a Leemar rimless 44x22x16. Stand was pretty simple and ugly so we made some panels that attach by magnets Also came with a sump. Got a 150gpd 5 stage rodi unit from purewaterclub. My tap is only 30ppm so it doesn’t have to work to hard and the price...

So, I recently bought a 250ml bottle of Seachem Matrix. It says on the bottle that I should use the whole bottle for 25 Gallons of water. Currently, my water volume is about 13 Gallons. Can I use the whole bottle? Or should I follow the instructions? Also, in which part of the sump should I put...

I have a spare AI prime and I was wondering on what peoples thoughts are on using it for a refug light. Since you can dial in the proper plant growth spectrum and it has decient par/pur values would this be a viable option? I know the Kessil H380 is pretty awesome as a refug light but I have...

Hello, We are selling our CPR Aquafuge HOB Refugium (Small) That comes with the LED that works Great for growing Claito Algae!! We used this for about 2 months and removed all the nitrates in our reef tank and now have no use for it. ***Price New is 194$!! We are asking 110$ Shipped*** You...

I have seen lots of posts about using these as food -- but I am curious could these bivalves from the store survive in a sump / refugium? More of a curiosity than anything.

Hello Reefers! I want to start documenting my captive bred Green Mandarin Dragonet from Algae Barn. Her name is Moose :) I was shocked by her size when she was delivered (0.75 inches). So far she is extremely active (always looking for pods) and is eating frozen brine shrimp. I will be...

recently picked up a nice canister filter for cheaper then it should have been couldn't pass it up , Now my question is can I turn the back of my biocube into a large refugium taking out all the media just running rubble rock or mud and a lot of chato and other moss. Then running all my media in...

Tank status as of Oct 2019: (original build thread begins below: ) --- After months of planning, I'm finally ready to start my official build thread. This will be my first aquarium, so please be patient with me as I'm completely new to this hobby. A couple weeks ago I first joined R2R and...

hello all for sale I have my kessil h380. I’m asking for $280 ( negotiatable)as it is only a few weeks old, and I used it for 3 nights. It works perfectly and looks like it was never touched. I tried to set up a refugium but my plan did not work. As of this posting I’m at work and can get pics...