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02-25-2009, 10:46 PM
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I've been contemplating putting one on my tank (even though I have a fuge below my tank). It would be a nice way to introduce an extra food source to the tank that doesn't get chopped up and I'm always looking for something extra I can do to my tank that's relatively low cost.
 You might want to check out this link. His mod is pretty slick. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...5&pagenumber=1
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02-25-2009, 11:12 PM
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that mod is slick, i am going to do that over the next two nights. i have head that stuff chaeto mentioned numerous times but no one i have spoken to can tell me what it is or where to get it from.
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02-25-2009, 11:48 PM
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Chaeto is beneficial Algae that alot of people use in the sumps or fuges to help controll nitrates etc. It also makes a great breeding ground for pods Check the LFS in your area or post in the area forum that you're looking for some and I'm sure you'll be able to find lots
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02-26-2009, 04:28 AM
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thanks!
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02-27-2009, 07:51 AM
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It has been awhile, but I used to keep a large refugium for my 75 gal. I used it as a DSB, a place to grow macros and for pods to reproduce. If you are using it to grow Chaeto or other macro algae for nutrient export then you can run a high trun over rate. I seem to recall that Anthony Calfo recommended no less than 10 or 20 times turnover an hour for the refugium and bright light. If you are wanting mostly pods then Dr. Ron had recommended a much lower flow- around 5 X or less.
I used to keep a fairly low turnover rate to grow pods- the macro was just a bonus and a place for the pods to grow. As I recall I only had two PC lights from the home depot screwed into a clip on socket for light. Having said all of this I doubt that you will get enough pods to keep a mandarin out of a fairly small refugium. As I recall, mandarins need LOTS of pods in order to be happy and not starve. One possibility that you may want to look into is keeping a separate place to raise pods. You would not have it plumbed directly into the main tank, but a mandarin is not the only thing that would be competing for the pods and culturing them would likely be your best bet. (IMHO)
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