Refugium Recommendations

[Jaws]

I know mangroves are nice but I heard they're actually not very good nutrient exporters unless you have TONS of them.

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[Jaws]

Anyone else?

[kien]

There's Red Algae:



And Halimede:



I'd stay away from things that can easily go sexual on you though, like Caulerpa.



I also used to house cleaner shrimp in my 'fuge because they spawned like bunnies which is great for feeding the tank.

[Reefgoat]

What are your expectations or goals for the Refugium?

[Jaws]

Thanks Kien.

Reefgoat: I plan on having a fairly high bioload so I wanna hit it from every angle for nutrient export including a large refugium. Secondary would be for pods but that's pretty much a natural biproduct of any refugium.

[tim the toolman]

I love caulerpa personally, you do run the risk of it going sexual but I've never had it happen and have ran it for nearly 2 yrs. just have to prune it back every other month

[FishyFishy!]

Originally Posted by tim the toolman

I love caulerpa personally, you do run the risk of it going sexual but I've never had it happen and have ran it for nearly 2 yrs. just have to prune it back every other month

I've read that if you run the lights 24/7 they actually won't even go sexual, which is a bonus.

I don't like Caulerpa because of the risk. I would personally go half tumbling cheato, and half dsb/mud with mangroves. Maybe some red/purple macro.

Halemida is ok, but it sucks up calcium.

[mikeclarke]

Can I grow pods in my sump? I just have a skimmer in the main section and a uv in the final section where the return pump is. I'd like to eventually get mandarins so that I why I am asking.