Weed like corals for refugium...

earwicker7 · 12/01/2019, 06:00 PM

I have a fairly large refugium with live rock and sand that was originally going to be for macroalgae, but I was never able to keep it alive for long... my tank has just enough nutrients that an algae scrubber will work, but macros seem to starve (and no, I wasn't using the algae scrubber while I had macros lol).

So now I have a refugium with lots and lots of pods, but it's pretty ugly looking.

Can anyone think of a fast-growing weed coral that will not broadcast spawn and end up in my display tank? It also needs to be something that doesn't do chemical warfare... my display tank is all acros and montis.

I'm open to almost anything besides GSP. I like the look of clove polyps... does anyone know their toxicity and ability to spawn?

spsfreak25 · 12/02/2019, 08:05 AM

Try dendros, or sun coral.

earwicker7 · 12/02/2019, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by spsfreak25

Try dendros, or sun coral.

I'm afraid those would eat my pods.

spsfreak25 · 12/02/2019, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by earwicker7

I'm afraid those would eat my pods.

Why would you be worried of them eating your pods? That’s the benefit of pods it’s free food for fish and some coral. Most of the time your pods will avoid coral tentacles.

Oldreeferman · 12/02/2019, 01:16 PM

Are you supplying plant growth lighting in your fuge?
That is all that is needed usually to grow macro algae in a fuge.
Why do you want to put corals of any kind in a fuge anyway that is what the display is for?
The fuge is for pods & macro algae & scrubbers & the skimmer.

Gangous · 12/02/2019, 03:01 PM

I grew xeina / blue cloves polyps in mine but I’d u don’t want them in display might not be best idea I had a few fish that eat them all in my display

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12/01/2019, 06:00 PM	#1
earwicker7 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 150	Weed like corals for refugium... I have a fairly large refugium with live rock and sand that was originally going to be for macroalgae, but I was never able to keep it alive for long... my tank has just enough nutrients that an algae scrubber will work, but macros seem to starve (and no, I wasn't using the algae scrubber while I had macros lol). So now I have a refugium with lots and lots of pods, but it's pretty ugly looking. Can anyone think of a fast-growing weed coral that will not broadcast spawn and end up in my display tank? It also needs to be something that doesn't do chemical warfare... my display tank is all acros and montis. I'm open to almost anything besides GSP. I like the look of clove polyps... does anyone know their toxicity and ability to spawn?

12/02/2019, 01:16 PM	#5
Oldreeferman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: NW Indiana Valparaiso Posts: 505	Are you supplying plant growth lighting in your fuge? That is all that is needed usually to grow macro algae in a fuge. Why do you want to put corals of any kind in a fuge anyway that is what the display is for? The fuge is for pods & macro algae & scrubbers & the skimmer. __________________ Montipora Digitas, Cyphastrea, Blastos, different Leptoseris, Green Stylo, GSP, gorgonions, Ricordea mushrooms, psammocoras, Birdsnest coral, Clownfish, Watchman goby, Royal gamma. Current Tank Info: Nano Reef tank

12/02/2019, 08:05 AM	#2
spsfreak25 I'm the real joker Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: worcester ma Posts: 187	Try dendros, or sun coral.

12/02/2019, 03:01 PM	#6
Gangous Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 395	I grew xeina / blue cloves polyps in mine but I’d u don’t want them in display might not be best idea I had a few fish that eat them all in my display Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk