Display refugium finally added

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I have a 75 gallon mixed reef running on Triton with a refugium built into the sump underneath. This refugium is about 10 gallons but I really wanted to view something with plants and figured frags would be better suited outside the main display too.

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I added a line to the manifold to supply water to the additional refugium and created a drain line to enter the skimmer section on the sump.

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The display refugium was built from an extra 7.5 gallon Mr. Aqua I had. I'm currently happy with the size as it fits into the area well.

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It's lit with a AI Prime HD and additional flow is from a Hydor Nano.

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My favorite part is the mangrove. I'm planning on adding sand as well as calurpa and some red algae.
 

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Looking good :D Always wanted to try mangroves, but never worked up the courage to actually do it :D
 
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This mangrove has been doing well but I need to get it into sand pretty soon as the roots have been exposed for a few months since changing the refugium over to Triton. This one is about 8 months old. I bought it at MACNA from Julian Sprung's booth [emoji4]

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I just added an in tank fuge on our 50 gallon soft coral and fish tank. It’s 10 gallons and added the Inovative Marine LED Chaeto Grow light. I have a small pump that came with the intank refuge. Do you rotate chaeto by hand or with the aid of a pump?
 

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