Copepod refugium

[Steel Curtain]

Hello. I would like to know if there is anyway to have a refugium inside my display tank?

 

[Subsea]

Anything is possible. How about you describe your present tank and your vision for it. Consider starting a tank journal in members tank forum.

PS: I noticed this is your first post. Welcome to r2r.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

There are hob (hang on back) refugiums you can buy

 

[EricR]

What's the goal for the refugium? Chaeto, pods, other?

You can buy or DIY:
- HOB refugium as previously stated
- In tank refugium if you have room
- Pod Hotel if goal is just safe place for pods

I have a shower caddy holding chaeto in my tank.
I don't have any special lighting on mine but it still grows chaeto.
Not fast growth and not likely helping anything substantially but the same ball of chaeto has been alive for over 5 years across two tanks so the concept works.

 

[Steel Curtain]

Anything is possible. How about you describe your present tank and your vision for it. Consider starting a tank journal in members tank forum.

PS: I noticed this is your first post. Welcome to r2r.

I have an established tank and for the last three to four months a breakout of diatom is on my sand bed.

 

[Steel Curtain]

What's the goal for the refugium? Chaeto, pods, other?

You can buy or DIY:
- HOB refugium as previously stated
- In tank refugium if you have room
- Pod Hotel if goal is just safe place for pods

I have a shower caddy holding chaeto in my tank.
I don't have any special lighting on mine but it still grows chaeto.
Not fast growth and not likely helping anything substantially but the same ball of chaeto has been alive for over 5 years across two tanks so the concept works.

Thank you!

 

[Steel Curtain]

Anything is possible. How about you describe your present tank and your vision for it. Consider starting a tank journal in members tank forum.

PS: I noticed this is your first post. Welcome to r2r.

Yes it is. Thank you for the greeting.

 

[Subsea]

I have an established tank and for the last three to four months a breakout of diatom is on my sand bed.

Everybody eats diatoms, including copepods. Once diatoms consume silicates, the diatoms will starve.

In my mature systems with sponges and ornamental seaweeds, I dose silicates.

 

[Steel Curtain]

What's the goal for the refugium? Chaeto, pods, other?

You can buy or DIY:
- HOB refugium as previously stated
- In tank refugium if you have room
- Pod Hotel if goal is just safe place for pods

I have a shower caddy holding chaeto in my tank.
I don't have any special lighting on mine but it still grows chaeto.
Not fast growth and not likely helping anything substantially but the same ball of chaeto has been alive for over 5 years across two tanks so the concept works.

Thank you!

I would think copepods.

 

[Subsea]

Steel,
Depending on your system, you may desire more biodiversity of micro fauna & fana, if so, consider diver collected live rock.

 

[slingfox]

I have an established tank and for the last three to four months a breakout of diatom is on my sand bed.

You should post some photos under white light. Are you sure you don’t have Dino’s?