bluprntguy
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My last tank had a sump and refugium, but I used it for frags, so there was plenty of flow from a powerhead I put in there . This time I’m using the sump as a real refugium and have no additional flow.
There’s been a consistent brown algae on the walls and floor. I cleaned it off a few weeks ago, and it grew back pretty quickly. Is this normal for a refugium? I threw a few snails in there a few weeks ago, but they haven’t seemed to do much damage on the algae yet. I know I have some patches of Cyano in there, but I don’t think this is all Cyano.
Should I leave this as is? Is this pretty typical of a low flow refugium? Once the chaeto grows i assume it will block more of the light and make this less of an issue?
![34A3840B-36F2-46CB-AF97-824729DB4A50.jpeg 34A3840B-36F2-46CB-AF97-824729DB4A50.jpeg](https://www.bareefers.org/forum/data/attachments/11/11950-894a3299fcb7eec00748d28198068dad.jpg)
There’s been a consistent brown algae on the walls and floor. I cleaned it off a few weeks ago, and it grew back pretty quickly. Is this normal for a refugium? I threw a few snails in there a few weeks ago, but they haven’t seemed to do much damage on the algae yet. I know I have some patches of Cyano in there, but I don’t think this is all Cyano.
Should I leave this as is? Is this pretty typical of a low flow refugium? Once the chaeto grows i assume it will block more of the light and make this less of an issue?
![C728A442-6ACC-4F13-8261-F757EDF7C85C.jpeg C728A442-6ACC-4F13-8261-F757EDF7C85C.jpeg](https://www.bareefers.org/forum/data/attachments/11/11949-e50a322365e96d2f159e1c614d19bb94.jpg)
![34A3840B-36F2-46CB-AF97-824729DB4A50.jpeg 34A3840B-36F2-46CB-AF97-824729DB4A50.jpeg](https://www.bareefers.org/forum/data/attachments/11/11950-894a3299fcb7eec00748d28198068dad.jpg)
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