Cryptic zones

[Proteus]

Who runs a cryptic zone on there tanks.

What are yor thoughts.

I have a blacked out mr1 reactor full of media and low flow. Been a year and while I can't say its doing alot I will say my skimmer doesn't pull alot and I have 0s across the board for nutrients

[PFoster]

Originally Posted by Titus99

Who runs a cryptic zone on there tanks.

What are yor thoughts.

I have a blacked out mr1 reactor full of media and low flow. Been a year and while I can't say its doing alot I will say my skimmer doesn't pull alot and I have 0s across the board for nutrients

I have a 4'x8' cryptic zone on our coral beds that is full of all kinds of crazy sponges.
White sponge, black sponge, yellow sponges, long stringy blue sponge that waves in the flow.
I love cryptic zones!

I dont have a fuge but we do have chaeto in our overflows and it really just doesnt grow...

[Proteus]

What do you have for a flow rate in your crypt

I tried to run cheato but found it just fell apart (died). Also have semi cryptic zone which is full of pods and worms.

[DAVE]

I also run a cryptic zone vs. refugium.

Very high flow rate running through my sump. It consists of some live rock rubble suspended with some eggcrate.

[kien]

I have live rock in my sump as a cryptic zone as well, I guess.. It is very cryptic because I have no clue what it's for.

[thmh]

This is typezero cryptic add on 65g sump! He has 1power head in there. Iam pretty madjelly because I can not have one

~Tony

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by kien

I have live rock in my sump as a cryptic zone as well, I guess.. It is very cryptic because I have no clue what it's for.

Read my friend!!

http://www.reef-eden.net/cryptic_zones.htm

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by Hydrologist

I also run a cryptic zone vs. refugium.

Very high flow rate running through my sump. It consists of some live rock rubble suspended with some eggcrate.

I imagine that under the flow under eggcrate would be alot slower flow rate and top would have higher flow?

Is it loaded with sponge and fan worms

[HaZRaTTy]

Originally Posted by Titus99

Read my friend!!

http://www.reef-eden.net/cryptic_zones.htm

Good read Nick, I will have to do more reading about the topic..

[DAVE]

Originally Posted by Titus99

I imagine that under the flow under eggcrate would be alot slower flow rate and top would have higher flow?

Is it loaded with sponge and fan worms

Its not a LOT slower, but for sure it is slower then the top. Lots of fan worms and tonnes of sponges.