I had planned a refugium for several months, but than life happened and I put most everything on the back burner.
Over the last few months the reef has flourished. There is only one small watchman goby and pistol shrimp (assorted hermits, and emerald crab, and multiple snails - asst) I feed very sparingly and don't seem to have issue with either PO4 or NO3 as a result. Putting in a refugium to reduce these isn't needed, but I do want a happy healthy mandarin (life long desire) in there and think using a refug as a pod production farm.
Okay, now finally my question......has anyone used one of the rear compartments of their IM Nuvo as a mini refugium? How did you light it?
Transferring pods to main tank? Manual transfer or let the return pump do the work (and hope the pods aren't ripped to shreds)
Thoughts? Opinions? Experience?
Over the last few months the reef has flourished. There is only one small watchman goby and pistol shrimp (assorted hermits, and emerald crab, and multiple snails - asst) I feed very sparingly and don't seem to have issue with either PO4 or NO3 as a result. Putting in a refugium to reduce these isn't needed, but I do want a happy healthy mandarin (life long desire) in there and think using a refug as a pod production farm.
Okay, now finally my question......has anyone used one of the rear compartments of their IM Nuvo as a mini refugium? How did you light it?
Transferring pods to main tank? Manual transfer or let the return pump do the work (and hope the pods aren't ripped to shreds)
Thoughts? Opinions? Experience?