how much sand in the Refugium?

Lacutis · 12/20/2014, 12:04 PM

I am setting up my first reef tank with a refugium and I am wondering how deep the sand bed should be in the refugium compartment?

greaps · 12/20/2014, 12:30 PM

Depends on your goals for that compartment. Nitrate reduction? Pod production?

Lacutis · 12/20/2014, 01:18 PM

would like to do both if possible.

greaps · 12/20/2014, 01:45 PM

Your best bet to have both pod production and some nitrate / phosphate reduction in my opinion would be cheato with no sand or rock in the compartment, otherwise it will end up collecting detritus. Remember this is another aspect of the tank that requires care, or else the cheato may die off and put those nutrients back into the system.

12/20/2014, 12:04 PM	#1
Lacutis Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 10	how much sand in the Refugium? I am setting up my first reef tank with a refugium and I am wondering how deep the sand bed should be in the refugium compartment?

12/20/2014, 12:30 PM	#2
greaps Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 500	Depends on your goals for that compartment. Nitrate reduction? Pod production?

12/20/2014, 01:18 PM	#3
Lacutis Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 10	would like to do both if possible.

12/20/2014, 01:45 PM	#4
greaps Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 500	Your best bet to have both pod production and some nitrate / phosphate reduction in my opinion would be cheato with no sand or rock in the compartment, otherwise it will end up collecting detritus. Remember this is another aspect of the tank that requires care, or else the cheato may die off and put those nutrients back into the system.