Indisplay refugium

[ydolphin]

As there is no way that I can do a sump, am very tempted to use a breeder plastic tank (those that used suction cups to hang on to a side of the tank) to be a refugium. It is about 12"x6"x8" in size, with perforated holes at the base and 2 sides of the tank. My plan is to keep it bare bottom with just chaetos in there. Is this workable?

Let's leave the aesthetics portion out for the moment

[900801]

I'm using that but it's those breeder net with chaeto but I put it in my slump cause my tank is too small to place a breeder box.

[tofubox]

Done it before. The benefits are seriously negligible. What size is your main tank by the way? U might be better off using other methods of controlling nutrients

[ydolphin]

I'm using that but it's those breeder net with chaeto but I put it in my slump cause my tank is too small to place a breeder box.

Is it the squarish one? I just threw one away lol

How big is your tank and given that it's in your sump, why the need to use a breeding box for it or is it a case of no available space in the sump itself?

[asg]

Why not just use canister/ FR/ HOB filter...

[ydolphin]

Done it before. The benefits are seriously negligible. What size is your main tank by the way? U might be better off using other methods of controlling nutrients

It's a 3x2x2.

How about yours back then? Was it a case of the box being too small against the size of the tank?

[tofubox]

It was the largest breeder box I could find, can't remember size. Had cheato in it as well. It works fine, but the effects are minimal. Better off running probiotic.

[ydolphin]

Why not just use canister/ FR/ HOB filter...

I'm already running a canister with LR and sand bed, plus a ohf (1 layer) as mech filtration and to add some oxygen in given that I do not have a protein skimmer to help me on that haha

[900801]

Yup the squarish one. My tank is a 3 tier 2ft. Bottom tier is the slump. At first I placed them in the slump but then some got sucked in the pump. Looks neater in trap and less messy too but I might get a acrylic box for it as the net doesn't allow it to tumble.

[asg]

I'm already running a canister with LR and sand bed, plus a ohf (1 layer) as mech filtration and to add some oxygen in given that I do not have a protein skimmer to help me on that haha

Then why not get a §kimmer ah?

[Edmund Koh]

I designed my tank to have a display refuge. After a month, that became history and now I have an empty compartment in the tank.

Before and after decom of the refugium didn't cause much difference in my DT and water parameters. Biopellets has since been doing a better job at keeping my water parameters stable.

[tofubox]

I designed my tank to have a display refuge. After a month, that became history and now I have an empty compartment in the tank.

Before and after decom of the refugium didn't cause much difference in my DT and water parameters. Biopellets has since been doing a better job at keeping my water parameters stable.

exactly what i mean. lol

[ydolphin]

Then why not get a §kimmer ah?

hob equipment, in the event of a pipe coming loose can be a nightmare so trying to avoid that if possible haha

But am not ruling out the option though

[ydolphin]

Bros, does this mean that Indisplay refugium is not exactly the most effective means?

[Edmund Koh]

Most people have a refugium to cultivate pods. If this is what u want the refugium for, than yes it is effective for cultivating pods.

A refugium however is not the most effective way to keep water clean. That's because u need to harvest a lot of algae to remove just that bit of nitrate. A better way would be an algae scrubber. Go search "ATS" or "Algae Scrubber" in the forums and U will know what I mean. It's not a physical scrubbing tool.

[ydolphin]

Most people have a refugium to cultivate pods. If this is what u want the refugium for, than yes it is effective for cultivating pods.

A refugium however is not the most effective way to keep water clean. That's because u need to harvest a lot of algae to remove just that bit of nitrate. A better way would be an algae scrubber. Go search "ATS" or "Algae Scrubber" in the forums and U will know what I mean. It's not a physical scrubbing tool.

Thanks bro, may just give it a shot to focus on getting the pods so as to give my fish some snacks haha

By the way, do we need to seed to get the pods or they will appear naturally? ( noob here)

Seen the ATS, will mean another 'massive' sideline project if I am to try that

[pcw]

Usually pods will hitchhike from live rocks at the LFS, fellow reefers or even corals. But if you want to speed the process up, you could get some pods from fellow reefers to seed the tank. Chaeto usually has pods with it too

[ydolphin]

Usually pods will hitchhike from live rocks at the LFS, fellow reefers or even corals. But if you want to speed the process up, you could get some pods from fellow reefers to seed the tank. Chaeto usually has pods with it too

Ok, will be getting some chaeto from a fellow reefer soon so hopefully there are many hitchhikers in there haha