Refugium

bushman3 · 05/12/2006, 04:41 AM

After being advised by a well known marine shop that a wet dry sump filter is the old way of doing things I have now replumbed my entire tank with my skimmer being in line from the overflow to the sump and then I have replaced the sump with a refugium. In the refugium at the moment I have two T5 lights, coral gravel and 6 kg of live rock. With all the changes and moving rock around etc my tank has become a little off colour. How will this sort its self out bearing in mind that I no longer have a filter as such. My tank is 500l and my sump about 150l. My water seems to have a bit of a yellow colour with small white particles in suspention. The tank has been running for 2 day and it is not clearing very well. Before the change the water was crystal clear. I still have no fish or coral although the tank has been running for 6 weeks now.

kau_cinta_ku · 05/12/2006, 04:49 AM

have you tried running carbon in the system?

sttroyiii · 05/12/2006, 05:56 AM

You could try putting a sock filter over the drain output until it clears up.

salreus · 05/12/2006, 06:19 AM

was your gravel new? if so, did you rinse it before you added it to your tank? Both above ideas would be good. But cost money. If you are not in any hurry, the cheaper method would be to just wait. Your tank will clear up. Just give it some more time. But having carbon is never a bad thing. Even if you don't use it now, You might want to use it later.

bushman3 · 05/12/2006, 11:00 AM

Great I will try the carbon as soon as I can get some. How much sand and what else should I have in my refugium

jaymz101 · 05/12/2006, 11:18 AM

might have stirred up diatoms and youre seeing a bloom. That might explain the yellow water. Grazing snails, and a mechanical filter (sock) over the outflow would help clear that up a bit.

hairymushroom · 05/12/2006, 11:19 AM

HI bushmen, as for sand you hould have about 10-15cm of sand and you should grow some sort of macro algae ( travis from sa reefkeeping)

bushman3 · 05/13/2006, 12:27 AM

thanks travis

05/12/2006, 04:41 AM	#1
bushman3 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kruger National Park South Africa Posts: 40	Refugium After being advised by a well known marine shop that a wet dry sump filter is the old way of doing things I have now replumbed my entire tank with my skimmer being in line from the overflow to the sump and then I have replaced the sump with a refugium. In the refugium at the moment I have two T5 lights, coral gravel and 6 kg of live rock. With all the changes and moving rock around etc my tank has become a little off colour. How will this sort its self out bearing in mind that I no longer have a filter as such. My tank is 500l and my sump about 150l. My water seems to have a bit of a yellow colour with small white particles in suspention. The tank has been running for 2 day and it is not clearing very well. Before the change the water was crystal clear. I still have no fish or coral although the tank has been running for 6 weeks now.

05/12/2006, 11:18 AM	#6
jaymz101 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: St. Pete, FL Posts: 410	might have stirred up diatoms and youre seeing a bloom. That might explain the yellow water. Grazing snails, and a mechanical filter (sock) over the outflow would help clear that up a bit. __________________ In 96 hours, Jack Bauer has killed 93 people and saved the world 4 times. What have you done with your life? Current Tank Info: Lobo, local Oculina, Acro., hydnophora, lots of zoas, caulastrea, pagoda and scroll, foxface flasher wrass and firefish

05/12/2006, 04:49 AM	#2
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	have you tried running carbon in the system?

05/12/2006, 05:56 AM	#3
sttroyiii Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 378	You could try putting a sock filter over the drain output until it clears up.

05/12/2006, 06:19 AM	#4
salreus Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Columbus Posts: 311	was your gravel new? if so, did you rinse it before you added it to your tank? Both above ideas would be good. But cost money. If you are not in any hurry, the cheaper method would be to just wait. Your tank will clear up. Just give it some more time. But having carbon is never a bad thing. Even if you don't use it now, You might want to use it later.

05/12/2006, 11:00 AM	#5
bushman3 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kruger National Park South Africa Posts: 40	Great I will try the carbon as soon as I can get some. How much sand and what else should I have in my refugium

05/12/2006, 11:19 AM	#7
hairymushroom Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 315	HI bushmen, as for sand you hould have about 10-15cm of sand and you should grow some sort of macro algae ( travis from sa reefkeeping)

05/13/2006, 12:27 AM	#8
bushman3 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kruger National Park South Africa Posts: 40	thanks travis