New to marine fish.

[DesLeow]

Wow I really like your DIY refugium! Very smart & compact setup

btw wat lights are you using?

I using those cheap light from china taobao.

4 royal blue, 6 white, 1 red and 1 uv led for main tank.

For refugium just get those white led for freshwater planted tank.

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[DesLeow]

Really like yr diy refugium. Can share with more pics n step by step guide. Thanks

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Just get the below 2 item will do.

My tank only 30cm cube. I had remove the filter case just use the pump direct.

The water pump dont >500l/hr should be fine

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[DesLeow]

My gsp look ok?

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[ngjaso]

Thanks for the info bro

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[OrangetheClownfish]

Hi, i just started a marine tank 2 months ago.

 

Tank 1x1x1ft cube

Fish - clownfish and dottyback

Filter - hob with purigen only.

Breeder box as refugium anf 1 diy bubble skimmer.

 

 

Thats nice. Recently my coral banded shrimp killed my blue velvet damsel and i hate it a lot 

[kohanson]

My gsp look ok?

 

 

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yes! Definitely ok, as long as they are swaying with the water and not stiff or contracted all the time, they are ok. If you can see the purple mat extending out which is in lighter colour, it means they are growing.

[kohanson]

Thats nice. Recently my coral banded shrimp killed my blue velvet damsel and i hate it a lot 

yeah, my coral banded shrimp is now in my sump. Have killed my purple firefish and stripped it down to bones. 

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[DesLeow]

Tank under white light

My star polyps look white

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[kohanson]

Tank under white light

 

 

 

My star polyps look white

 

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what lights are you using? Might need more blue to bring out the colours. My settings are 40% white and 55% blue.

[JMW]

Yeah try to up your ratio of blue light, blue brings out their green.. Under more whitish light they tend to look tan

[f16driver]

Do you have chaeto in that refugium? I think it's an awesome idea. But increasing water volume may proof too stressful for an underpowered chiller

[tuajia]

Hope it's not bleaching but that does look a bit too white. For a small tank I think 30-40% white is enough... For my 2ft I don't dare go beyond 40%. Can your lights be dimmed? Gsp is hard to kill even in low light but too high light can destroy everything. Even my unkillable mushroom died under high light

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[vidios]

Do help to do the refugium bro?

[DesLeow]

what lights are you using? Might need more blue to bring out the colours. My settings are 40% white and 55% blue.

My lights is 5 white 4 blue 1 pink & 1 uv led.

May be the blue is not strong enough.

[DesLeow]

Yeah try to up your ratio of blue light, blue brings out their green.. Under more whitish light they tend to look tan

Yeah. I thinks is time for me to upgrade my lights. 

[DesLeow]

Do you have chaeto in that refugium? I think it's an awesome idea. But increasing water volume may proof too stressful for an underpowered chiller

Yes. Currently leave chaeto and live rock at my refugium.

My refugium now having Cyanobacteria (red slime algae). Every week i have to remove it manually.

[DesLeow]

Hope it's not bleaching but that does look a bit too white. For a small tank I think 30-40% white is enough... For my 2ft I don't dare go beyond 40%. Can your lights be dimmed? Gsp is hard to kill even in low light but too high light can destroy everything. Even my unkillable mushroom died under high light

 

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Yeah my sp look very white. I suspect it not GSP may be WSP (white star polyps). I suppose to wc for weekly about 20%. But I had not do any wc for almost 2-3 month, just top-up water and my wsp and crown fish are still doing well. Just recently this 2 week i have the Cyanobacteria (red slime algae) blooming at my refugium.

My lights is dimmable. I have try full white light and full blue in max for 1 week. The star polyps look the same, growing well and no colour change.

Edited January 12, 2016 by DesLeow

[DesLeow]

Do help to do the refugium bro?

I have show the item to buy.

Just get the breeder box + water pump (not exceed 600 l/h , prevent water spill out) and get the planted tank led light will do.

Compartment in the refugium, up to you to put. I'm using a sudo satellite breeding box L. The 1& 2 compartment to hold chaeto & live rock (mini size) and last compartment i put some media filter (sera siporax mini 2 bag). Beside i also keep 1 brittle starfish. 

[DesLeow]

My coral become white

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[tuajia]

Omg. Are those the star polyps?

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[JMW]

Wow! They have gone completely white! Were they green when you first bought them from the LFS??

[Jason Ng]

It looks nice though and also opening up n not close up. Any expert care to explain if there is any negative impact if it remains as white. Thanks

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[josephwzr]

I think they're called white star polyps haha

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[JMW]

Maybe it's really white star polyps.. Which are a different morph

care to trade a small frag for some GSP? I have small frags

[DesLeow]

Omg. Are those the star polyps?

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Yes. I bought as gsp.

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