refugium

Heya guys! I apologize beforehand for my long post but there is a lot of information and weird thing that happened. I am somewhat new to the hobby. I have read basically everything you can about everything concerning the care of horseshoe crabs and their husbandry as well as everything I can...

Heya guys! I apologize beforehand for my long post and if it's in the wrong area, this seems right though but there is a lot of information and weird thing that happened. I am somewhat new to the hobby but I have read basically everything you can about everything concerning the care of horseshoe...

ok so my cheato has been introduced to green hair algae and now it’s growing with my cheato in the back second chamber of my tank my question is besides cleaning off the cheato and loosing pods that and doing harvesting one the gha as well as the cheato is there a way that i can introduce a...

So my prime hd is dying (less than 2 years old) and it is my refugium light. I do practically no water changes and run no skimmer so having my light die is not good. Anyways, I was debating between the prime 16hd or the fuge one. Basically the difference is one has more blue and one has more...

Hi all! Does anyone have an example of using their separate ATO reservoir as a refugium? Trying to draw plans on how to plumb it without drilling into the glass. This is my first ever forum post so apologies if I broke any unwritten rules!

My cabinet is in the peninsula style, with doors on both sides of the cabinet. I obviously need a normal-sized sump, for protein skimmer, ClariSea, Return pump. But, next to the sump I could fit a narrow, tall tank to make a much bigger, taller refugium than I could have in-sump. For example: 7...

ok i set my refugium up about two days ago and i’m wondering if it’s time to remove cheato or not the first picture is day one and the second is now also how can i tell if the pods are breeding in it

ok so i got my refugium set up in the second back chamber of my tank and i was wondering if anyone knows a good material that will let water run through it but not let my cheato flow into the next chamber

Lately - after a couple items failed and having problems in the past with various algae outbreaks, chemical methods to control algae, etc etc. I've come to the conclusion that 'simpler is better' - So - for my current tank I have a skimmer, some carbon in the sump - and dose 2 part using weekly...

Hi, I have about 2 bags of chaeto about 3/4 of the quart size zip lock bag. I will be $10 plus shipping. Shipping is probably around $8-$14 via USPS flat rate box. Let me know your zip and I can give you a quote on shipping. Let me know if anyone is interested in it. Here is my paypal...

I am thinking of buying the Octo Aquatics Red Sea Reefer 170 baffle kit to divide the sump where the skimmer sits into a refugium on one side. https://octoaquatics.com/product/sump-baffle-kit/ Question 1: which side should I make the refugium, and which side should I make the skimmer? (Picture...

ok so i just ordered the refugium starter pack from algae barn and i need some help. ok so my tank has been running for 10 months and i’ve been using these fluval biomax rings for my media and i have an all in one tank and i wanna start the refugium in the first chamber where they are. so my...

The amphipods in my fuge have been turning orange the last 2 weeks, and now about 45% of the large adults are orange. I have no idea why this is happening. I searched around and found this article (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/amphipod-parasite-nutrient-pollution), but as I don't have...

Just wondering what would be a better choice: The Tunze 9001 skimmer or the InTank refugium with chaeto and a growlight. Either way, I already have the InTank media basket. I've heard mixed opinions so I'm looking for advice. Let me know!

I've always used AIOs when it comes to my saltwater tanks. So, this is my first system that I've setup myself from top (40b drilled w ATO) to bottom (Fijicube sump w 2 filter sock holes, the usual temp and heater etc holes, and five chambers). I have a question, possibly two. My sump setup has...

New to posting/the forum - but had such a great experience w/ David from Reeftrends so wanted to share the build. Plan is for a mixed reef w/ healthy chunk of SPS Website: https://reeftrends.com/ Equipment: -Red Sea Reefer XL300 -2X Red Sea 90W ReefLED -Red Sea RSK300 Skimmer -Syncora 3.0 pump...

Hello, so I’m setting up a seahorse tank but don’t have space in my sump for a fuge? Is there any alternatives ? Do I really need a fuge? Is there any other way to colonize pods with out it that’s sufficient for the sea horses ?

I'm in need of chaeto for my refugium but all my LFS are out. Trend is consistent with online stores such as LiveAquaria and Algae Barn. However, does anyone know of another online supplier that sells clean/pest free chaeto? What are some other macros algae to consider for my refugium? Its...

Hey all, I am restarting my small fuge (17G in one section of my sump in a 125G system). I have some Chaeto ordered, and I own a Kessil H380, it is 14" above the sump. I'm looking for suggestions wrt what type of acclimation period you would use so I don't burn the Chaeto?

I have a Biocube 32g i replaced stock filter with intank media and intank refugium please let me know if correct or if I can add or remove anything else at the moment I have chamber 1 completely empty I dunno what to stuff in there for better filtration Chamber 2 Media Intank Filter Floss...

Anyone know if this is normal and eventually will go away or is it even bad at all? I started my Biocube 32g 45 days ago recently removed the protein skimmer and just left the intank media with filter floss bio ceramic ring Chemi Pure and last de nitrate also have the refugium with Chaeto still...

I bought this small CPR HOB Refugium from Aquacave. https://www.aquacave.com/aqua-fuge-2-hang-on-refugium-small-by-cpr-aquatic.html I had read awesome reviews about these guys and thought I'd try it out on my JBJ 45, but now reading I'm wondering if I got too small of a size? My ultimate goal...

Hi, My refugium is doing wanders for nitrate levels, but not much for my phosophates, I'm interested in other peoples experience in this regard. My nitrates started to bottom out, so I dosed potassium nitrate to bring my levels up to 3ppm. My phosophate, sits at 0.15 - 0.2. My nitrate went...

After doing a decent amount of research the past few days, I came to realize that running a new canister filter on my tank has seemingly led to nitrate issues. There are only 2 clowns and 1 small blenny in tank, yet nitrates have been an issue. I was unaware that many people label canisters as...

Hey everyone, i will soon be making this breeder tank my “hob” refugium and was wondering what i can add to it to make it most effective for its limited space. it is 0.5 gallons and measures 10”L 3.5”W 4”H. i think Chaeto is definitely in the plan (fuge is built primarily for nitrate removal)...