refugium in main tank good idea?

inachu · 04/09/2008, 03:25 PM

just experimenting with ideas.

Fish_wiz2 · 04/09/2008, 04:04 PM

Sure why not but it would look weird and if you use caulpera might get out and take over your tank.

DrBDC · 04/09/2008, 04:08 PM

If you have no other place, better than nothing. A few problems would be:
1-inability to have a reverse lighting schedule to maintain pH.
2-keeping fish away for a true refuse from being eaten.
3-Maintaining enough flow but not as much as typical display turnover flow rates.

It can be done though for some benefit. i.e. Marc's mandarin diner, rubble rocks to help with pods, etc.

If you come up with an idea be sure to chronicle it on a thread. It could be interesting.

D to the P · 04/09/2008, 04:10 PM

You can use macro algae in your main tank if that's what you're asking, and it is possible to section off the tank and put a refugium in there, but I would not count on that as the only method of filtering the tank because generally, for a refugium to be really effective, you want it to be BIG.

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Fish_wiz2 Mangroves are kool. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 5,246	Sure why not but it would look weird and if you use caulpera might get out and take over your tank. __________________ -The Wiz Current Tank Info: Elos Mini Seahorse Tank, 2500 gallon Koi pond

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DrBDC Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ballwin, Missouri Posts: 10,358	If you have no other place, better than nothing. A few problems would be: 1-inability to have a reverse lighting schedule to maintain pH. 2-keeping fish away for a true refuse from being eaten. 3-Maintaining enough flow but not as much as typical display turnover flow rates. It can be done though for some benefit. i.e. Marc's mandarin diner, rubble rocks to help with pods, etc. If you come up with an idea be sure to chronicle it on a thread. It could be interesting. __________________ Some drink at the fountain of knowledge, some just gargle, but most are rabid. Current Tank Info: 180g sps+75 softy/lps on one system tunze's, seio's, mjmods, aquacontroller w/add ons, 2X400 XM10000 and 3X160 vho actinic, 110g sump, 110 frag tank, Geo Beckett and other stuff

04/09/2008, 04:10 PM	#4
D to the P Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Amishville, USA Posts: 2,047	You can use macro algae in your main tank if that's what you're asking, and it is possible to section off the tank and put a refugium in there, but I would not count on that as the only method of filtering the tank because generally, for a refugium to be really effective, you want it to be BIG. __________________ Nature V.S. Nurture: Nature Always Wins. Current Tank Info: 12 gallon Aquapod reef with LED's, multiple nano's at work.