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I'm thinking about setting up a refugium in a HOB filter for my 20 gallon nano reef. The main purpose would be to provide a supply of pods to my tank inhabitants. From what I've read copepods and amphipods are nutritious because of the food (phytoplankton) that they have consumed. When I find instructions on setting up a separate pod culture for raising fry or feeding mandarins there are also always instructions on culturing phytoplankton. But, when I read instructions on setting up refugia phytoplankton doesn't seem to be used. If I put phytoplankton, pods, and chaeto into a HOB and attached a small plant growth light would I not need to worry about culturing phytoplankton to grow nutritious pods?