Miracle Mud

joe findell · 04/03/2006, 05:01 PM

Is anyone out there using Miracle Mud as their filtration sysem. It sounds very interesting to me and am considering setting up a test system to see how it does. I am sure someone has talked about his before but I can't find a thread on it. Any info would be great. Pics of set up would be nice also.

Joe Findell

bureau13 · 04/03/2006, 08:49 PM

Sure, it came with my Ecosystems refugium. Does it work? Well, "it" being the entire system...sure. Does the very expensive mud make it work any better than any other refugium substrate? I have no clue. When I move to my 240, my stand won't fit the Ecosystems sump that I need, so I'm having one custom made. I don't yet know if I will use their mud or not...I am thinking I will likely go with one of the cheaper mud substrates, but we'll see.

jds

unclereefer · 04/04/2006, 07:48 AM

i just started a miracle mud fuge. When i asked for advice on what substrate to used i mostly got alot of negative feedback on the mud. mostly saying it makes no difference what you use and it is too expensive, but none of the naysayers had any experience with miracle mud!

joe findell · 04/04/2006, 10:26 AM

Are you going to run a skimmer on the refugium? Is there another brand of so called mud other than Ecosystems?

unclereefer · 04/04/2006, 12:14 PM

yeah, i actually used caribsea's mineral mud

keeperofthefish · 04/04/2006, 01:40 PM

Any kind of mineral mud is fine. The idea is that it feeds the macroalgae with what is not in the tank--namely, iron in a form the plant can tap into. In this sense, it is superior to a sand only substrate.

joe findell · 04/04/2006, 07:28 PM

Thanks for the input... I think i will set up a small test tank for a while and see what i can do with it.

04/03/2006, 05:01 PM	#1
joe findell Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 32	Miracle Mud Is anyone out there using Miracle Mud as their filtration sysem. It sounds very interesting to me and am considering setting up a test system to see how it does. I am sure someone has talked about his before but I can't find a thread on it. Any info would be great. Pics of set up would be nice also. Joe Findell

04/04/2006, 10:26 AM	#4
joe findell Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 32	Are you going to run a skimmer on the refugium? Is there another brand of so called mud other than Ecosystems? __________________ "If you don't like risk..... get a goldfish"

04/04/2006, 07:28 PM	#7
joe findell Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 32	Thanks for the input... I think i will set up a small test tank for a while and see what i can do with it. __________________ "If you don't like risk..... get a goldfish"

04/03/2006, 08:49 PM	#2
bureau13 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,936	Sure, it came with my Ecosystems refugium. Does it work? Well, "it" being the entire system...sure. Does the very expensive mud make it work any better than any other refugium substrate? I have no clue. When I move to my 240, my stand won't fit the Ecosystems sump that I need, so I'm having one custom made. I don't yet know if I will use their mud or not...I am thinking I will likely go with one of the cheaper mud substrates, but we'll see. jds

04/04/2006, 07:48 AM	#3
unclereefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 302	i just started a miracle mud fuge. When i asked for advice on what substrate to used i mostly got alot of negative feedback on the mud. mostly saying it makes no difference what you use and it is too expensive, but none of the naysayers had any experience with miracle mud!

04/04/2006, 12:14 PM	#5
unclereefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 302	yeah, i actually used caribsea's mineral mud

04/04/2006, 01:40 PM	#6
keeperofthefish Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 228	Any kind of mineral mud is fine. The idea is that it feeds the macroalgae with what is not in the tank--namely, iron in a form the plant can tap into. In this sense, it is superior to a sand only substrate.