Refugium matter

[marinereef]

Hi Bros....

Do u guys think that reefkeeping without a refugium instead of having a very good skimmer like H & S ,Euroreef or AquaC ....etc will be successful in keeping ur LS??

Hope u guys here can help.

[marinereef]

Anyone can help pls....???

Urgent !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[marinereef]

I need to decide now whether to have or not to have a refugium in my sump....as my new tank just came in.

I got only half an hour to decide .....sump tank size is restricted....

[Terryz_]

Hang on refugium lor...

[marinereef]

Nowhere to hang as I got a hood on top of my tank.

[weileong]

refigium in sump as big as possible then out-of-sump skimmer

[bawater]

dude a refugium is not compulsory.

a refugium is a refuge for the tiny animals to reproduce in a sheltered environment this will serve as food for the reef, you may use macro algae in it to help with a little nutrient management but don't expect that small amount of algae to do miracles . To process nitrates look into a real turf scrubber or other NNR methods (DSB,plenum etc)

A refugium is an additional benefit if you have space.

[marinereef]

refigium in sump as big as possible then out-of-sump skimmer

Sorry bro....I got no space to have a out sump skimmer in the cabinet.

[marinereef]

Do u guys think doing without a refugium can have good water parameter?

Pls help !!!!!

[FuEl]

Do u guys think doing without a refugium can have good water parameter?

Pls help !!!!!

Why not? If you are thinking of using a refugium just to grow macroalgae, another alternative is to throw out all herbivorous fish and grow the macroalgae in the main tank itself.

[surfedelic]

Do u guys think doing without a refugium can have good water parameter?

Pls help !!!!!

Yes , why not - use denitrators and heavy phosphate removers and biweekly water change.

[marinereef]

Hmmm.....will try out using without refugium...becoz I got no choice now as space constrant.

Thanks guys for many useful advise.