Hello.
So I am getting ready to set up my 30g JBJ tank for the 2nd time. I have a good amount of lessons learned from the first go round so I am excited to get going again.
One of my takeaways from previous was the difficulty in maintaining phosphates. I would dose phosphate reducers, run pellets, control feeding, etc. but was still having algae issues. This time I want to try a more natural phosphate reducer by running a refugium. It won't be practical for me to have a sump under my tank, so I started looking for other options. I came across CPR's HOB Aquafuge2 refugium for tanks like mine. I am having trouble though, trying to find reviews on these so wanted to reach out here to see if anyone has an opinion on this or better yet is actually running a HOB refugium. Any and all feedback will be great!
So I am getting ready to set up my 30g JBJ tank for the 2nd time. I have a good amount of lessons learned from the first go round so I am excited to get going again.
One of my takeaways from previous was the difficulty in maintaining phosphates. I would dose phosphate reducers, run pellets, control feeding, etc. but was still having algae issues. This time I want to try a more natural phosphate reducer by running a refugium. It won't be practical for me to have a sump under my tank, so I started looking for other options. I came across CPR's HOB Aquafuge2 refugium for tanks like mine. I am having trouble though, trying to find reviews on these so wanted to reach out here to see if anyone has an opinion on this or better yet is actually running a HOB refugium. Any and all feedback will be great!