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12/06/2017, 02:47 PM | #1 |
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What to put in my refug
I have a small refug area on my sump. What is the best stuff to put in it?
I know a LED light, some cheto but what else should I use? Mineral mud? http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...8&pcatid=18378 -Do you have to change that our every year? or do you put sand on top? I was even just thinking of putting rocks and cheto with no sand. I seen people use some of these blocks that are very pours. What are they called? Thanks for the input everyone!
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I don’t like sand in the fuge, it just makes a big mess. Mine has half rubble rock, and half cheato. I also have a plastic container with rubble to get frags to attach.
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I have the marine pure ceramic plates in my sump with chaeto - that's it
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marine pure ceramic plates! Thats what I was looking for, how many should I put in mine? Do you stack a ton of them or just put one at the bottom?
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Dr Foster and not to put it with light..
That seems wrong.I have herd these are in refug. So there is a light on it.. I can have a light right? Quote:
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What do you think about these for lights in my refug?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/48-LED-Nano...MAAOSwvjdZQcgB
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Thanks I found this and I like it. What you think? INNOVATIVE MARINE MAGNAFUGE LED REFUGIUM LIGHT - 6500K MAGNET MACRO ALGAE - 7601
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What size area are you trying to light?
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https://m.lowes.com/pd/SYLVANIA-2-Pa...-Bulbs/3202351
That is what I used, nothing fancy but it worked.
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It’s like 12”x6 I believe
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https://m.ebay.com/itm/EVO-12-6500K-...10&_mwBanner=1
Was thinking about giving that one a try myself, might be worth looking at.
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I'm using this, it was a cheap led grow light off eBay (there are lots of options). It keeps my ball of cheato pearling (producing small oxygen bubbles) constantly which is a sign of strong photosynthesis. I'm the 2.5 weeks I've had it running the ball of cheato in my refuge has tripled in size and this is on a brand new tank with very little bioload.
The light is 10" x 10" which work perfect for my fuge The cheato is probably doubled since this picture Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Thanks for that tip! That light looks really nice! I just personally dont want a huge one over the tank like that.
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Thanks for the help
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Buy a $12 LED Plant Light from Amazon and put it in a clamp fixture (or wahtever you want). Done. You get 90% of the growth that you get from a $300 Kessil light in a small form factor for about 5% of the cost.
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Ok:
This one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M7V7KLU...PE4T615E&psc=1 or this one? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MYH5BN8...PE4T615E&psc=1
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