Adding critters?

tomreefer · 08/23/2014, 12:16 PM

Ok I have all dead rock and right now cycling. I am going bare bottom but I do have a sump with fuge area. My question is I have been looking at IPSF and Garf do add some critters. I have been looking at garf with the bag-o-bugs or the refugium pkg kit for 10 gallons. Any experiences? I like the price for the Garf kit seems like a good price. I also looked at garf with the bag-o-bugs but i think that kit comes with that so maybe better to get the kit.

tomreefer · 08/27/2014, 06:04 AM

bump

Pife · 08/27/2014, 06:35 AM

Hey some macro algae from a local reefer. It should be filled with bugs.

Pife · 08/27/2014, 06:36 AM

Wait till your cycle is over though.

Crooked Reef · 08/27/2014, 07:25 AM

I second pife's suggestions. You can order the garf stuff but I think it's more for tanks with a sand bed. I think they oversell their products claims a bit too. The way they say it they are the end all be all of critters. If that was the case I would think more people would use them. Some macro and maybe a scoop of sand from a local reefer or a scoop of sludge out of your lfs live rock tank will manage much of the same thing. Either way, even with garf, you have a chance of introducing pests.

tomreefer · 08/27/2014, 02:24 PM

ok how do I add bristleworms? I have no live rock I just bought all dry

cloak · 08/27/2014, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomreefer

Ok I have all dead rock and right now cycling. I am going bare bottom but I do have a sump with fuge area. My question is I have been looking at IPSF and Garf do add some critters. I have been looking at garf with the bag-o-bugs or the refugium pkg kit for 10 gallons. Any experiences? I like the price for the Garf kit seems like a good price. I also looked at garf with the bag-o-bugs but i think that kit comes with that so maybe better to get the kit.

Unless you have a system that might rely on the micro fauna, (DSB?) I would save your money.. I used to be fascinated by all the critters at first, but the honeymoon is over now. Just focus on keeping the tank clean and stable. JMO, GL.

08/23/2014, 12:16 PM	#1
tomreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 767	Adding critters? Ok I have all dead rock and right now cycling. I am going bare bottom but I do have a sump with fuge area. My question is I have been looking at IPSF and Garf do add some critters. I have been looking at garf with the bag-o-bugs or the refugium pkg kit for 10 gallons. Any experiences? I like the price for the Garf kit seems like a good price. I also looked at garf with the bag-o-bugs but i think that kit comes with that so maybe better to get the kit.

08/27/2014, 06:35 AM	#3
Pife Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7,408	Hey some macro algae from a local reefer. It should be filled with bugs. __________________ Brandon I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~

08/27/2014, 06:36 AM	#4
Pife Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7,408	Wait till your cycle is over though. __________________ Brandon I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~

08/27/2014, 07:25 AM	#5
Crooked Reef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,765	I second pife's suggestions. You can order the garf stuff but I think it's more for tanks with a sand bed. I think they oversell their products claims a bit too. The way they say it they are the end all be all of critters. If that was the case I would think more people would use them. Some macro and maybe a scoop of sand from a local reefer or a scoop of sludge out of your lfs live rock tank will manage much of the same thing. Either way, even with garf, you have a chance of introducing pests. __________________ “In wine there is wisdom; in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” - Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef. Biocube 29 lionfish tank. Mantis tank.

08/27/2014, 06:04 AM	#2
tomreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 767	bump

08/27/2014, 02:24 PM	#6
tomreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 767	ok how do I add bristleworms? I have no live rock I just bought all dry