what should be put in a refugium?

[rbtwo4]

just curious as to what should be put in a refugium. live sand, live rock, cheato?

[Sk8r]

Ordinary dry aragonite sand, 1lb per gallon of refugium, several pounds of coral rubble, biggest ball of cheato you can find: PC lighting on up to 24/7, but more than your display, so it gets dibs on the fertilizer, and good flow for cheato: it needs to have water move through it. It makes a real good anti-bubble filter. I put my outflow from my skimmer before it in the flow.

[Roger928]

Awesome reading here:

http://wetwebmedia.com/refugium.htm

[rtstrat01]

i would run your light in th refugium opposite the display to help keep the ph stable

[rbtwo4]

i bought an aquaclear100 from someone who was using it as a refugium. i have a 30 gallon tank that should be more then enough right sk8r? where would i get coral rubble? from my own tank right?

[bpd964]

I only have chaeto and a few pieces of rubble..

[rtstrat01]

for a 30 thats kinda small i would think, i have a 29 with a 15 gal refugium, i would go bigger

[rbtwo4]

i was told that an aquaclear DIY fuge was enuff.

[rtstrat01]

it would work, but if you went with a hob overflow and a larger refugium you could have more filtration stuff like a skimmer, phosphate reactor underneath the tank out of sight

[rbtwo4]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10639837#post10639837 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rtstrat01
it would work, but if you went with a hob overflow and a larger refugium you could have more filtration stuff like a skimmer, phosphate reactor underneath the tank out of sight
this is true. i have both a skimmer and phoban reactor HOB's

[rtstrat01]

with my 29, if i had everything hob i am sure it would be cluttered and with it all underneath and just the hob overflow it makes it look so much cleaner looking, from boththe back and inside the tank, and if you wanted to go this route you could even drill a hole and build a overflow inside the tank, i tried, but shattered my tank, it was tempered glass, but if you had the space under your stand you could get all that out the way and out of sight.

[rbtwo4]

ouch! shattered it? that stinks.

[Sk8r]

Coral rubble sometimes available from a dealer in live rock, and if that won't work, live rock rubble will---a little cheaper than prime live rock: I got mine from my lfs in Spokane, who maintains tubs curing at all times. I'll bet there's somebody in NY who does much the same.

[JeffReef]

I just have the chaeto and a small rubble in my fuge.

[rbtwo4]

thanks sk8r i will look into it im sure i can find some rubble too.

[rtstrat01]

check on your local reef club, there might be a guy willing to throw you some rumble for cheap. i have found alot of guys willing to help fellow reefers

[rbtwo4]

Thanks everyone