Pests migrating from refugium
 

If I cleaned my established rock pretty well and by that I mean just brushing the heck out of it, so will not kill everything.

Wonder if I put some in the refugium that going to be attached to my sump. Its design has a fairly decent algae trap to prevent it from getting to sump and tank but of course bubble algae and aiptasia dont follow the same parameters.

Just thinking anyways.

I also have to separate my sps from their rocks and put them on some type of plug and try keep pest crap from the plugs. They have started to encrust but not enough that cant be removed but in a month or two when ready for transfer, they will be.

Except for the huge green cap. Not sure what the plan is with it.

Don't do it Doug. If there are pests...especially the two you mentioned...they will migrate to your display.

My thoughts to Mark. Guess I will leave it in the 20g for a quarantine tank. I have some nice branch rock I bought for my refugium.

doug just have that rock in a spare tank that is not lite and cover it up. wont that kill off the algae and then you can have that tank as just extra filteration.

Sooooo, what if I were to drill my 30g.....have it higher than my sump.....have the drain feed some sort of elaborate filter cleansing thingy majigy, then into my skimmer compartment. Think this would stop bubble algae spores, aiptasia, and red turf from getting into my main tank. Surely one can filter fine enough to block it?

The setup your thinking of after doing a thorough cleaning I am sure you could get rid of the bubble algae but the aiptasia is something I wouldn't tackle unless I cook the rock especially if you have as many as you think there is.
I think this setup will give you grief in the long run than not.

Doug,

Why bother??? Is someone holding a gun to your head insisting that you need to add this "risky" rock to your system somehow? Sounds like a lot of extra work for almost no benefit. You're basically gambling with the health and quality of your display. If it works fine. If not, you will kick yourself for taking this totally unnecessary risk. A lot of unnecessary stress when you could simply leave the rock out and enjoy another beer instead:wink:

Just my opinion for what its worth.

Anthony

Can it be a wine or a whiskey?....LOL..

Yes I know. I just wanted another attached tank with that rock in it but you guys are correct. I just keep trying to fool myself. I already did several of my corals, cut then right at the base and glued to travatine tile pieces.

Perhaps I will kill it off then sell it or haul it to the dump....:sad:

Let me remind you when we spoke on the phone I told you to use a safe live rock as I thought you had some ...do you remember what you said...:biggrin:
The reason I am starting from dry and fresh is I don't want any of my bad hitchhikers in my new system...:biggrin:...just a reminder.

You could tie in the extra tank you have with the left over rock you have from me as added filtration or a cryptic tank.

I suggest drying the old rock and sell it for a good $$ or maybe some FOWLR folks would buy it the way it is..