Unique Corals' Triton macroalgae refugium

[Triton US]

As you know, a good macro algae growth is one of the cornerstones of the Triton Method, and we recently set up our 500 gallon Triton reef. so it was only natural that we create a refugium for it...Of course, when you have a large aquarium, a properly sized refugium is required, so we used this approx. 150 gal aquarium to house ours.

And of course, when your name is "Unique", you kind of have to do things a bit different...So we built this very large ball of Chaeto, designed to sort of float in the current.

We call it the "Chaeto Planet", and it somewhat resembles Saturn's moon, Mimas, wouldn't you agree?

Someone else suggested the "Death Star" from Star Wars, but we kinda felt the connotation would, well, be sucky when you're trying to grow corals! We don't have "The Force." We're "Empowered.."

And the cool LED light gives the "Elementz" reservoirs a cool look, too!

Just a little fun we thought we'd share...

Enjoy!

Scott Fellman
Triton U.S. /Unique Corals

 

[jcdeng]

what's behind the chaeto? and how do you make it rotate slowly?

 

[Triton US]

what's behind the chaeto? and how do you make it rotate slowly?

It's just a floating ball of cheato, no other macro life in the tank. We use a simple return and a supplemental powered carefully directed to keep it rotating...

 

[jcdeng]

there is no stick or something holding it in mid water??

 

[reefwiser]

Scott you need to do gif of the chaeto planet rotating. [emoji3]

 

[gpwdr]

My hair stopped growing on my head and started growing out my ears, so it doesn't look like a planet to me?