refugium

I always see questions along the line of; Should I add pump to make my chaeto tumble? I don't want to get into the discussion whether that's required/good for chaeto growth here. I just wanted to point out that usually the flow through the sump is enough to make chaeto spin. The flow just needs...

I have a 25 gallon AIO with a refugium in the middle chamber. The amount of chaeto is probably the size of several softballs now. Yesterday, I dosed 2.5 mL of Brightwell Aquatics Ferrion, 1 mL of Red Sea Trace Colors Iron+, and performed a 15% water change. Prior to that I hadn't done a water...

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So I have been looking to add a refugium to my sump but with the lack of available space I didn’t think it would be possible. Then I found the AR-Pro Refugium A Add On Refugium / Mud Filter 15″ x 5″ x 18 1/4″. It fits perfectly between my sump and UV. I wrapped the back and side with foil and...

Hello Everyone, This is my first attempt at saltwater but not aquariums. I set this tank up a week ago using sanitized dried live rock, wet live rock from the LFS, some small chunks from an established tank to seed the live rock, and 40 pounds of live sand. I have a homemade 20 gallon sump with...

I upgraded to this system in May from a 10yr old 75G that had gone to the dogs. I had to decide whether to give up the hobby or double down and refocus my efforts and learning. Obviously I chose the latter. The Good Here’s what I’ve got running in this, with help from my local reef consultant...

I have a 25 gallon tank that's going on 7 months old now. I just recently have been tracking my parameters more regularly, along with feeding and water changes. I have a small refugium with chaeto, and codium macro algae and mangroves in my main tank that may influence NO3 and phos. For corals...

Hey all, just have an older Eshopps sump with a fuge, and was hoping some one could help me get it plumbed right. Some of it I know, as in, most (OK ALL) of this is more jacked up than a cheap auto mechanic. Green is return line, grey corrugated is attached to the over flow. There are some...

The idea is to set up a single refugium that works for both brine shrimp and copepods. I’d assume they can’t be in the same partition because the brine shrimp would eat the copepods. So the question is, is there a single refugium tank that has the necessary partition (and capacity for any other...

I was just searching everywhere for a list of how much water each AquaClear HOB filter unit actually holds within itself. Mainly for the purpose of calculating water volume. AC10, AC20 etc all filters and up. This is quite a unique thread and anyone's input would be helpful. I was going to try...

I had an old cylindrical acrylic aquarium that I wasn't using (I had used it before as a sump), and some extra eqipement from old tanks. (two extra pumps, air pump). So I decided to see what else I had lying around/gathering from outside and create a cheap DIY refugium. Refugium has: - 4 -5m...

This loaf is about to set out on an adventure... I guess it's time for me to begin my first build thread. After suffering way too long with my previous (first) build (a temperate system with freshwater rocks and sand as well as a HOB filter that never left the diatom phase), I decided to...

Hi everyone! About a week ago I had to unexpectedly move, but this was the perfect excuse for a tank upgrade! I ordered a 22 Gallon Low Iron Rimless Glass Tank by Mr. Aqua! My older brother helped me build a tank stand and set up a sump as quickly as we could! My stand blueprints were put...

I know I have LR with majano on them and I wanted the shape and other hitchhikers... would it be safe in the refugium if my return pump has foam padding?

Hello I have a bunch of cheato available. It’s clean and I seed it with pods from reef nutrition every couple months. Asking 25$ shipped priority express mail for a quart size freezer bag stuffed. Multi bags I’ll discount. I’ve been growing it for about a year on this current set up. Feel free...

I will probably just have cheato in the refugium. The bulb is also 2700 K

I have been looking around on R2R but haven’t be able to find an answer. I have a 90 gal reef tank with a sump but it’s not big enough for a refugium. I have an extra 20 gal tank laying around. Is it possible to tie that in to add an extra 20 gal of water and refugium to the tank? I understand...

Hi all, I recently transitioned to an algae scrubber instead of chaeto in my sump (and love it). This means I no longer have grow lights in my sump. In my mind I'd still like to make use of the sump for growing good things: pods, good bacteria, etc. Can I still grow these things without...

Any current best practices for setting up and maintaining a fuge these days? Any life that should be kept out or added specifically besides the macro algae? Happy to hear anyone’s suggestions for setting up a good fuge. Good as in good for nutrient export and good for the overall health of the...

Looking for affordable macro, hypnea, ogo, codium, or gracicularia would be nice. Can’t afford anything expensive willing to pay for priority shipping. Lmk what you have and what your asking. PayPal only

Found someone on ebay selling chaeto for a good price the issue is he is shipping priority mail. How long could it last in a padded envelope? Would it be worth the risk with all the shipping delays?

Selling my slightly used kessil h160 with goose neck mount. Decided to go with an alge scrubber instead. The light was used led then 3 months and is in like new condition. I'm asking 175.00 shipped including pp fees I also have a Kessil A Series controller for an additional 40.00 with the...

Selling my slightly used kessil h160 with goose neck mount. Decided to go with an alge scrubber instead. The light was used led then 3 months and is in like new condition. I'm asking 175.00 shipped including pp fees I also have a Kessil A Series controller for an additional 40.00 with the...

Hi everyone, I have Sea Lettuce and Chaeto in my refugium (there are some other things in there if you wanna check out my build thread). I've started noticing these white, hair-like clumps in my sea lettuce. Can anyone identify this? Is it something I should be concerned about?