Fishes and Inverts on the refugium?

omartinez · 07/13/2012, 02:30 PM

Here's my situation :

DT: 130 gallons
SUMP: 47g
REFUGIUM: 55g

The system have one month and 3 weeks cycling, according to current parameter it have 3 weeks cycled (amonia 0 nitrites 0 nitrates 20). I even have some brown algae.2 royal gramma are on QT.

The refugium have water but I havent got the chaeto, some other macro and mangle i plan to buy. So it's just water and sand for the moment

my wife asked if i can't put something there...something like invert or fish...

soooo, as the title says, can i put some fish or inverts that dont harm the macros and the mangle? If so what are your recomendations?

Reefmedic79 · 07/13/2012, 06:24 PM

What is a "mangle"?

Fish and inverts typically aren't in the fuge as I've found that my tangs never touched the cheatomorpha. Be carful what type of macro algae you put in your fuge as some can be quite prolific, migrate to your display tank and be impossible to remove.

The only inverts I'd put in the fuge would be a couple snails to consume nuscience algae and maybe some nassarius snails to eat any excess dutritus that may build up.

mthomp · 07/13/2012, 06:40 PM

putting fish and or inverts in your refugium kind of negates the purpose of a fuge.

its a refuge from predation.

omartinez · 07/13/2012, 07:57 PM

Sorry, mangle is the local term for mangroves...

Ok i will have in mind the type of macro.

I was thinging of that mIne was more of a display refugium sort of so i wanted to add some criters, inverts

07/13/2012, 02:30 PM	#1
omartinez Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 149	Fishes and Inverts on the refugium? Here's my situation : DT: 130 gallons SUMP: 47g REFUGIUM: 55g The system have one month and 3 weeks cycling, according to current parameter it have 3 weeks cycled (amonia 0 nitrites 0 nitrates 20). I even have some brown algae.2 royal gramma are on QT. The refugium have water but I havent got the chaeto, some other macro and mangle i plan to buy. So it's just water and sand for the moment my wife asked if i can't put something there...something like invert or fish... soooo, as the title says, can i put some fish or inverts that dont harm the macros and the mangle? If so what are your recomendations?

07/13/2012, 06:24 PM	#2
Reefmedic79 Life and Reef Saver Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Tavares, Florida Posts: 6,202	What is a "mangle"? Fish and inverts typically aren't in the fuge as I've found that my tangs never touched the cheatomorpha. Be carful what type of macro algae you put in your fuge as some can be quite prolific, migrate to your display tank and be impossible to remove. The only inverts I'd put in the fuge would be a couple snails to consume nuscience algae and maybe some nassarius snails to eat any excess dutritus that may build up. __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> How much deeper would the ocean be if it didn't have sponges? P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Way Sid Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder, 20L Sump, 10G Fuge, JBJ A.T.O, 4" Reef Octopus, DIY Stand & Canopy, RapidLED Dimmable 36 Kit on 3 6" MakersLED Heatsink, MP10es

07/13/2012, 06:40 PM	#3
mthomp Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 766	putting fish and or inverts in your refugium kind of negates the purpose of a fuge. its a refuge from predation.

07/13/2012, 07:57 PM	#4
omartinez Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 149	Sorry, mangle is the local term for mangroves... Ok i will have in mind the type of macro. I was thinging of that mIne was more of a display refugium sort of so i wanted to add some criters, inverts