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Originally Posted by wertoiuy
So if I go on the algae scrubber threads, there is a very specific few ways of doing things. There are formulas to adjust the ATS to how much you feed.
So, say I wanted to make, rather than a refugium or ATS, a cryptic sponge refugium or even a sponge scrubber. What are the optimal conditions I can provide to grow sponge biomass?
As another note, if I wish to make this area view-able, is there a way to make it look nicer? Some of the sponges I have seen growing in a local reef DT are bright orange and encrusting with GSP. Super cool.
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A cryptic fuge is not viewable because it kept in the dark (cryptic).
Specific sponges that grow in the dark are preferable for filtering as opposed to those that photosynthesis.
Flow rate is another consideration, as is particle size of detritus allowed to enter the cryptic zone environment.
Here is a little read on the subject
http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/...n-possibility/
and here is where you can buy some very reasonably priced ebooks on the subject by the expert himself, Steve Tyree. I suggest you buy them if you want to set it up correctly.
http://reeffarmers.contentshelf.com/shop
I recommend you buy the 'Zonal Complete Package Deal'