Refugium Recommendations

[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.

[FishyFishy!]

Originally Posted by 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.

No, not really. You need a dedicated section for a fuge. Do you have another section in the sump? Can't do one in either a skimmer section or a return section. However, if you have live rock in your sump, that will host some pods and such, but a fuge is best for sure.

The idea is that there will be nothing in there to kill, or eat the pod colonies. No crabs, no fish, minimal pumps etc.. Snails to clean the glass, and something to turn the dsb (if you have one) like a star or a cucumber. And some macro for nutrient export.

[FishyFishy!]

Here is a good site with lots of pictures of different fuge setups.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ides/index.php

[mikeclarke]

Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

No, not really. You need a dedicated section for a fuge. Do you have another section in the sump? Can't do one in either a skimmer section or a return section. However, if you have live rock in your sump, that will host some pods and such, but a fuge is best for sure.

The idea is that there will be nothing in there to kill, or eat the pod colonies. No crabs, no fish, minimal pumps etc.. Snails to clean the glass, and something to turn the dsb (if you have one) like a star or a cucumber. And some macro for nutrient export.

I suppose I could put them underneath the filter sock section before the baffles and the heater. Or I have a couple feet section of space for my skimmer. Maybe I could divide that in half.

[Jaws]

Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

Snails to clean the glass, and something to turn the dsb (if you have one) like a star or a cucumber. And some macro for nutrient export.

I heard that the staple food for sand sifting starfish is pods. Is that wrong?

Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

Here is a good site with lots of pictures of different fuge setups.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ides/index.php

Thanks!