Basile
Well-Known Member
I have a 75 Gallons display refugium and it makes quite an impression on my guest when they see it live. Particularly thos who are about to set up tanks. They usually change their plans to include one after seing mine. i end up selling them some species.
A lot of people view the refugium as passer or more trouble than it is worth but seing a display one usually makes them appreciate what a beautifull thing it can become and how it can contribute to an ecosystem . So a thread with people's projects or plans for one or just their present set ups might help others get there. Exchange of info gets things going faster and with less aggravation.
The 75 G starfire refugium dumps into the 150 G starfire reef tank
The refugium is seperated in two , one side for seahorses the other for an angler or frogfish.
One side of the panel is left untouched to provide food to the pods
Well i found these 2 products that are specific to macro's , helpfull to corals as well in some fashion but one is design for macroalgae.
This one contains, Manganese, not Magnesium as i had to tell the clerk 25 times and still couldn't spell it....Probably left high school too fast... Manganese for algae ( Mn) on the periodic table a transition metal, Magnesium for corals, (Mg) an Alki earth metal,
Well my research has brought me to these two components, their were others but over dosing is not a good idea. I've contacted the seller of my macroalgae and they're sending their parameters at which they keep their stocks to help me keep mine. Imagine that having water too clean lol.
And iodine and iodide for your red macroalgaes before they loose their bright red colors.
Ulva lactuca (Sea letuce)
Gracilaria Hayi
Acanthophora Spicifera
Botryocladia sp.
Eucheuma Spinosum
I got some nice hard coraline cluster, just for the hell of it.
This is soft coraline algae cluster
Cymopolia Barbata
Gracilaria Tikvahiae
Red fern
Codium, dead man fingers
Eucheuma Spinosum Macro Algae
From the roof i see my fuge like this
After dosing some iodine, iodides , iron and manganese , the fuge bounced back a bit
Tank; 75 gallons, starfire 3 panels , coast to coast external overflow 48"X18"X21" high. Herbie style drains (2) 1 return.
Support; 2" powder coated steel 64" high with two back braces for tank support.Salt resistant Resin Glued Plywood undersupport.
Connecting bulkhead; 1" diameter left side panel. 1" under the waterline.
Lights; Maxspect 10 000k
circu. pump ; Diablo DC 3500 Variable Speed Water Pump
Flow powerheads; 2 Tunze Turbelle nanostream 6055 on max
1,450 USgal./h one on pulse , one continueous.
Sandbed, 2" 1/2 with some mud, but only as substrate not for the BS miracle.
algae Species; 27 different .
Drain to main reef
Control valve to main reef from refugium
So show us your Refugium projects and details on how you've realised them or plan too.
