What to put in fuge?

_Mackus_ · 11/02/2011, 02:30 PM

My sump has skimmer, pump, and refugium chambers. I'm wondering what I should have in the fuge?

My heaters are in there, and can't really be moved due to space constraints.

What else should I add? Live rock? Sand? Any critters or parts of my clean-up-crew?

Dustin1300 · 11/02/2011, 02:32 PM

How large of an area are you talking?

My fuge typically contains a DSB and chaeto...I've got a new one I'm adding to a system I'll be planning that is for a mangrove garden and DSB.

Allmost · 11/02/2011, 02:34 PM

heater in fuge might not be a good Idea ! as the flow through fug should be low and ...

cheato for me too.

sporto0 · 11/02/2011, 02:35 PM

Well unless you put some kind of Macro algae & some pods, it really isn't a refugium. a few pieces of rubble, some sand if you want, a hermit & snail or two wouldn't hurt, but the idea behind having a refugium is to have a place for beneficial pods to reproduce in abundance & nutrient export through a non invasive Macro algae.

_Mackus_ · 11/02/2011, 02:42 PM

It's roughly a 12"x12"x12" section of my 30 gallon tank that I'm using for a sump.

I may be able to squeeze the heaters into the skimmer chamber, but not 100% sure. I guess that'll be my driving factor here.

aleonn · 11/02/2011, 02:51 PM

You can also place the heater into the overflow compartment to save space.

I have LR and chaeto macroalgae in my refugium, and fine sand in a tupperware container (so that I can move it out easily when I do sump cleaning).

_Mackus_ · 11/02/2011, 02:57 PM

Putting it in the overflow is a fantastic idea that I never would've thought of, thanks!

It's internal, and you'd see it from the main display. I built it out of grey glass but it's still pretty see-through. But, you also can see the 3 drains I built (went with a bean overflow system) so there is already a visual there that is less than ideal, so I don't think putting the heaters there would be a major issue. Maybe I can find some piece of dark plastic or mesh or something to put in the overflow to block the view of the heaters and drains and solve all my issues.

ReeferBill · 11/02/2011, 03:01 PM

I have a deep sand bed ,live rock, macro algae and pods galore! Do not add any clean up crew because you don't want them to compete with the pods and macro, plus anything that comes in on the liverock will grow. I now have baby or dwarf nassarius snails in my display! i also trade in my macro algae for a coral frag or 2 at my Local Fish Store....

riptide2 · 11/02/2011, 06:28 PM

cheato & rubble rock in mine pods galore

sqwat · 11/03/2011, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dustin1300

How large of an area are you talking?

My fuge typically contains a DSB and chaeto...I've got a new one I'm adding to a system I'll be planning that is for a mangrove garden and DSB.

+1 thats all i keep no fish or shrimp unless mysis cause they will eat the pods u are growing

KhanhQ83 · 11/03/2011, 10:20 AM

I used to have DSB, chaeto and live rocks in my fuge but recently removed the sand because of low flow causing detritus build up.

11/02/2011, 02:30 PM	#1
_Mackus_ Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 198	What to put in fuge? My sump has skimmer, pump, and refugium chambers. I'm wondering what I should have in the fuge? My heaters are in there, and can't really be moved due to space constraints. What else should I add? Live rock? Sand? Any critters or parts of my clean-up-crew?

11/02/2011, 02:32 PM	#2
Dustin1300 Reefaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 5,135	How large of an area are you talking? My fuge typically contains a DSB and chaeto...I've got a new one I'm adding to a system I'll be planning that is for a mangrove garden and DSB. __________________ INDMAS President Check out my tank in the Large Tank Forums, "A Reefaholic's 1000+ Gallon Mixed Reef System Build"! Current Tank Info: 600 Gallon DT, 140 Gallon Grow Out Tank, 125 Gallon Sump, 90 Gallon Fuge, 200 Gallon Fish QT, 15 Gallon Frag QT

11/02/2011, 03:01 PM	#8
ReeferBill Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,906	refugium? I have a deep sand bed ,live rock, macro algae and pods galore! Do not add any clean up crew because you don't want them to compete with the pods and macro, plus anything that comes in on the liverock will grow. I now have baby or dwarf nassarius snails in my display! i also trade in my macro algae for a coral frag or 2 at my Local Fish Store.... __________________ I never realized I had to be a Chemist and a Marine Biologist to maintain a Reef Aquarium!

11/03/2011, 10:20 AM	#11
KhanhQ83 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Boston Posts: 90	I used to have DSB, chaeto and live rocks in my fuge but recently removed the sand because of low flow causing detritus build up. __________________ - Khanh

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11/02/2011, 02:34 PM	#3
Allmost Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: canada, toronto Posts: 8,161	heater in fuge might not be a good Idea ! as the flow through fug should be low and ... cheato for me too.

11/02/2011, 02:35 PM	#4
sporto0 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Posts: 2,924	Well unless you put some kind of Macro algae & some pods, it really isn't a refugium. a few pieces of rubble, some sand if you want, a hermit & snail or two wouldn't hurt, but the idea behind having a refugium is to have a place for beneficial pods to reproduce in abundance & nutrient export through a non invasive Macro algae.

11/02/2011, 02:42 PM	#5
_Mackus_ Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 198	It's roughly a 12"x12"x12" section of my 30 gallon tank that I'm using for a sump. I may be able to squeeze the heaters into the skimmer chamber, but not 100% sure. I guess that'll be my driving factor here.

11/02/2011, 02:51 PM	#6
aleonn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,041	You can also place the heater into the overflow compartment to save space. I have LR and chaeto macroalgae in my refugium, and fine sand in a tupperware container (so that I can move it out easily when I do sump cleaning).

11/02/2011, 02:57 PM	#7
_Mackus_ Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 198	Putting it in the overflow is a fantastic idea that I never would've thought of, thanks! It's internal, and you'd see it from the main display. I built it out of grey glass but it's still pretty see-through. But, you also can see the 3 drains I built (went with a bean overflow system) so there is already a visual there that is less than ideal, so I don't think putting the heaters there would be a major issue. Maybe I can find some piece of dark plastic or mesh or something to put in the overflow to block the view of the heaters and drains and solve all my issues.

11/02/2011, 06:28 PM	#9
riptide2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: flippin ar. Posts: 25	cheato & rubble rock in mine pods galore