Trying this macro algae refugium one more time.... if this setup doesnt work, i give up on it... lol
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I test as follows:How often are you guys testing, to successfully run a refugium?
my last build It was running well until I bottomed out in phosphates. So does this mean daily testing for you guys running refugiums
That's unfortunate. I hope it stabilizes so you can get to less frequent testing.I’m currently having Liverock leeching phosphates so I’m running gfo which requires every other day testing to prevent bottoming out
Totally agree when a tank is looking good!I test as follows:
Alkalinity: 3-4 times/week
Calcium and Magnesium: Weekly
Notrate and Phosphate: Monthly
In my decades of experience I find that if I test too frequently, I may see noise that I should not react to but sometime do. That is my main issue with one of the automated testing stations that require daily or more frequent testing. WHY??
Trying this macro algae refugium one more time.... if this setup doesnt work, i give up on it... lol
Chaeto appears to taken hold... Will see if nutrients are reduced and if not a mess long term then this could work
I ended up ditching the chaeto. Total detritus trap and was blocking the intake to my return section.that's some dense chaeto!i need to get my fuge up and running asap
Hey, sorry to jump on on this but, I've had my refugium up and running for about 6 months. Sand bed, some live rock, and big slimy ball of chaeto. My tank is way overstocked, 90g 2 mature clowns, 2 firefish, wrasse, filefish, sailfin tang, mandarin, pj cardinal, and 2 jerkface damsels. My phos will get as high as 0.3 and I'll need to clean my glass (marginally) once a week with relatively low nitrate (assuming I change socks twice a week). I'm rehoming a few fish soon so I can keep my corals healthy with a 10% weekly water change schedule.No it is certainly not needed, but in some cases well worth it. Personally i always run a refugium with cheato. Not just for the nutrient export but because it is a great place for pods/etc that add to the health of the tank.
Again though obviously many have fantastic tanks without one. As far as maintenance i guess it depends on the setup. My maintenance schedule is grap a big chunk of cheato out every week and either take to LFS or throw in flower garden. Nothing more than that.
When it gets full trim some . Otherwise if you don’t need toHey, sorry to jump on on this but, I've had my refugium up and running for about 6 months. Sand bed, some live rock, and big slimy ball of chaeto. My tank is way overstocked, 90g 2 mature clowns, 2 firefish, wrasse, filefish, sailfin tang, mandarin, pj cardinal, and 2 jerkface damsels. My phos will get as high as 0.3 and I'll need to clean my glass (marginally) once a week with relatively low nitrate (assuming I change socks twice a week). I'm rehoming a few fish soon so I can keep my corals healthy with a 10% weekly water change schedule.
All of this writing for a simple question: should I be removing bits of my macro regularly? I haven't gotten in the habit but it's growing really well. I guess I haven't quite pieces that part of the export together yet. Pods love it in there, I just figure I should snatch a handful of the chaeto out from time to time.
Thanks!
I remove a softball size piece about every 2 weeks from my remote 30g fuge. I also have ogo and dragons breath. The red remove nutrients at a slower rate than the cheato.Hey, sorry to jump on on this but, I've had my refugium up and running for about 6 months. Sand bed, some live rock, and big slimy ball of chaeto. My tank is way overstocked, 90g 2 mature clowns, 2 firefish, wrasse, filefish, sailfin tang, mandarin, pj cardinal, and 2 jerkface damsels. My phos will get as high as 0.3 and I'll need to clean my glass (marginally) once a week with relatively low nitrate (assuming I change socks twice a week). I'm rehoming a few fish soon so I can keep my corals healthy with a 10% weekly water change schedule.
All of this writing for a simple question: should I be removing bits of my macro regularly? I haven't gotten in the habit but it's growing really well. I guess I haven't quite pieces that part of the export together yet. Pods love it in there, I just figure I should snatch a handful of the chaeto out from time to time.
Thanks!
Hey, sorry to jump on on this but, I've had my refugium up and running for about 6 months. Sand bed, some live rock, and big slimy ball of chaeto. My tank is way overstocked, 90g 2 mature clowns, 2 firefish, wrasse, filefish, sailfin tang, mandarin, pj cardinal, and 2 jerkface damsels. My phos will get as high as 0.3 and I'll need to clean my glass (marginally) once a week with relatively low nitrate (assuming I change socks twice a week). I'm rehoming a few fish soon so I can keep my corals healthy with a 10% weekly water change schedule.
All of this writing for a simple question: should I be removing bits of my macro regularly? I haven't gotten in the habit but it's growing really well. I guess I haven't quite pieces that part of the export together yet. Pods love it in there, I just figure I should snatch a handful of the chaeto out from time to time.
Thanks!
I have 12 fish and I don’t need to run gfo like I used to. I think this is due to refugium holding it’s part.I remove a softball size piece about every 2 weeks from my remote 30g fuge. I also have ogo and dragons breath. The red remove nutrients at a slower rate than the cheato.
The fuge is plumbed into my 120 and I have 17 fish total and feed heavy. Po4 runs <.07 now.