Aqua clear DIY refugium, worth it?

[ILOVEYOUHALFISH]

I recently modified my Fluval AC 70 hang on the back filter to fit in the back chamber of my AIO, Fluval flex 32.5. I was wondering if you all think that there will be any benefits to running this on my system? I have 3 blue chromis, two clownfish, one pajama cardinal, two blennys, and two pistol shrimps in the tank, along with several clean up crew. I recently cleaned the glass from some stubborn algae, and added chemi pure elite to my canister filter ( Fluval 207 ). I was having small bits of hair algae appearing on my plugs, I’ve tried to cut back on feeding but I do still feel like I over feed at times. I’m running a bubble magnus mini Q, as my protein skimmer.

I usually feed flake food, frozen mysis, or garlic pellets

Also feeding reef roids twice a week

I’m running the refugium lights for 8 hours at night

Will this refugium do anything for my system?

 

[ILOVEYOUHALFISH]

I recently modified my Fluval AC 70 hang on the back filter to fit in the back chamber of my AIO, Fluval flex 32.5. I was wondering if you all think that there will be any benefits to running this on my system? I have 3 blue chromis, two clownfish, one pajama cardinal, two blennys, and two pistol shrimps in the tank, along with several clean up crew. I recently cleaned the glass from some stubborn algae, and added chemi pure elite to my canister filter ( Fluval 207 ). I was having small bits of hair algae appearing on my plugs, I’ve tried to cut back on feeding but I do still feel like I over feed at times. I’m running a bubble magnus mini Q, as my protein skimmer.

I usually feed flake food, frozen mysis, or garlic pellets

Also feeding reef roids twice a week

I’m running the refugium lights for 8 hours at night

Will this refugium do anything for my system?

 

[Saltyreef24]

As with many things in life, that depends. What are your parameters? Of specific importance here would be nitrate and phosphate. But any other numbers you have would be appreciated as well by those trying to help

 

[FlameangelLover]

I recently modified my Fluval AC 70 hang on the back filter to fit in the back chamber of my AIO, Fluval flex 32.5. I was wondering if you all think that there will be any benefits to running this on my system? I have 3 blue chromis, two clownfish, one pajama cardinal, two blennys, and two pistol shrimps in the tank, along with several clean up crew. I recently cleaned the glass from some stubborn algae, and added chemi pure elite to my canister filter ( Fluval 207 ). I was having small bits of hair algae appearing on my plugs, I’ve tried to cut back on feeding but I do still feel like I over feed at times. I’m running a bubble magnus mini Q, as my protein skimmer.

I usually feed flake food, frozen mysis, or garlic pellets

Also feeding reef roids twice a week

I’m running the refugium lights for 8 hours at night

Will this refugium do anything for my system?

Update??? Notice anything?

 

[ILOVEYOUHALFISH]

I recently modified my Fluval AC 70 hang on the back filter to fit in the back chamber of my AIO, Fluval flex 32.5. I was wondering if you all think that there will be any benefits to running this on my system? I have 3 blue chromis, two clownfish, one pajama cardinal, two blennys, and two pistol shrimps in the tank, along with several clean up crew. I recently cleaned the glass from some stubborn algae, and added chemi pure elite to my canister filter ( Fluval 207 ). I was having small bits of hair algae appearing on my plugs, I’ve tried to cut back on feeding but I do still feel like I over feed at times. I’m running a bubble magnus mini Q, as my protein skimmer.

I usually feed flake food, frozen mysis, or garlic pellets

Also feeding reef roids twice a week

I’m running the refugium lights for 8 hours at night

Will this refugium do anything for my system?

Update??? Notice anything?

I ended up drilling this tank and adding a sump to it, however when I was running the HOB refugium I did notice small amounts of growth but to be honest I never ran the system for long enough to determine if this is worth it or not… good luck :)


Side note: I think a small refugium is better than no refugium… just my 2 cents