Think there's anyway....

[Bruce Spiegelman]

to run a small refugium along with a properly sized Algae Scrubber? I currently run a CW200 Algae scrubber very effectively, but I'm toying with the thought that I'd still like a small refugium primarily as a habitat for pods, etc, but also as a fall back. I realize that the algae in turf scrubbers will out compete macro algae, and may may it impossible to successfully grow chaeto. So as an intellectual exercise -- any way to successfully do this?

 

[Rostato]

Maybe rotate the light every other day for each? So, one day light the scrubber, next day light the refugium?

 

[Coral reefer]

What’s the photoperiod for the scrubber? Can you run it less and the fuge more? You don’t need chaeto or macro in a fuge to grow pods if that’s your main goal.

 

[NanoCrazed]

counter-cycle the lights... 8-12 hours on the fuge, remainder on the scrubber...

 

[Rostato]

You don’t need chaeto or macro in a fuge to grow pods if that’s your main goal.

Thats a good call. What would you stock it with ?

 

[Coral reefer]

Crushed coral substrate and maybe some rock rubble.
Never used pod hotels but could try that too

 

[Rostato]

Crushed coral substrate and maybe some rock rubble.
Never used pod hotels but could try that too

I may try this on my tank since I have the space. Great idea. What else to add that non-photosynthetic? Maybe sponges?

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

I may try this on my tank since I have the space. Great idea. What else to add that non-photosynthetic? Maybe sponges?

Ahhh... a cryptic refugium. Fun.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

Ahhh... a cryptic refugium. Fun.

Intersting -- there's tons of threads about this on R2R.

 

[Coral reefer]

Intersting -- there's tons of threads about this on R2R.

Quoting yourself? What’s next? Go full Rickey Henderson and Refer to yourself in the third person?

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

Quoting yourself? What’s next? Go full Rickey Henderson and Refer to yourself in the third person?

I'm about to like all my own posts too.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

It appears Steve Tyree ran cryptic sumps as a filtration method for a long time.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

There's books on it by Steve Tyree! Is that the same Steve Tyree? No way....

 

[Rostato]

I’ll have to look on R2R

 

[thanh510]

They have a 3D printed pod hotel. Never tried it but I can print you one when I get a restock on spool.


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[Coral reefer]

They have a 3D printed pod hotel. Never tried it but I can print you one when I get a restock on spool.


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I’d want one if it’s not too expensive. How big are they?

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

They have a 3D printed pod hotel. Never tried it but I can print you one when I get a restock on spool.


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That would be fantastic!

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

How about Miracle Mud? Thoughts?

 

[Coral reefer]

How about Miracle Mud? Thoughts?

No fucking way

 

[svreef]

What about the marine pure cubes that algae barn sells? I threw in a pile of those in my fuge.