Okay, so:
Water is pumped from my sump, and sprayed over the exposed substrate, where mangroves, and hopefully eventually some “ocean asparagus” (if I can find some) will be planted.
Note: I have considered having this pump shut off for certain times to mimic low tide. Any potential negatives? Any thoughts on the correct times/duration for this?
Then it seeps out, to the shallow water, slow moving, classic macro algae refugium.
Floss is in there to hopefully fill with pods to supplement my target mandarins diet in the wb15 next door. Right now I’ve got more pods then he can eat, but I know he’ll catch up.
The lighting is 2 retrofit 36” t5s, geismann grow bulbs. Wish I had done 4x24” instead.
Right now I have it on 24 hours. Also considered turning it off for maybe just 3-6 hour mid day? Thoughts on this? I have it mounted really high because I want to grow a tree, but I feel like the macros could use more light. Am I too “coral” mindset worrying about how much light in this case, or should I add a kessil refugium LED hanging down from the hood or something?
any overall comments? I feel like the exposed substrate is really going to provide an awesome component to the bacteria culture & complexity of life cycles happening in the tank.
does anyone else think this is as cool as I do, is it just me?
My wife thinks it’s just me.... well Me and my brother.
Water is pumped from my sump, and sprayed over the exposed substrate, where mangroves, and hopefully eventually some “ocean asparagus” (if I can find some) will be planted.
Note: I have considered having this pump shut off for certain times to mimic low tide. Any potential negatives? Any thoughts on the correct times/duration for this?
Then it seeps out, to the shallow water, slow moving, classic macro algae refugium.
Floss is in there to hopefully fill with pods to supplement my target mandarins diet in the wb15 next door. Right now I’ve got more pods then he can eat, but I know he’ll catch up.
The lighting is 2 retrofit 36” t5s, geismann grow bulbs. Wish I had done 4x24” instead.
Right now I have it on 24 hours. Also considered turning it off for maybe just 3-6 hour mid day? Thoughts on this? I have it mounted really high because I want to grow a tree, but I feel like the macros could use more light. Am I too “coral” mindset worrying about how much light in this case, or should I add a kessil refugium LED hanging down from the hood or something?
any overall comments? I feel like the exposed substrate is really going to provide an awesome component to the bacteria culture & complexity of life cycles happening in the tank.
does anyone else think this is as cool as I do, is it just me?
My wife thinks it’s just me.... well Me and my brother.