Refugium Maintenance

[eakatank]

What type of maintenance do I need to run on a refugium? My tank/fuge is about 6 months old now and is overflowing with cheato. Should I be pulling it out and how much is too much? Do I need to siphon the sand bed like I do in the display? Should I stir the cheato on a regular basis?

I guess I am constantly reading up on maintenance needed on a display tank but have never run across anything concerning the fuge. Any help is appreciated.

 

[blue_eyes53813]

All I ever do to mine is trim the macro algae.. I break the algae up in about 3 equal pieces/chunks and take alittle of each piece

 

[prow]

me too, i only trim my macros.

 

[Jorgens]

If you have any setteling of detritus in there it should be vacuumed as well. Most people ahve enough life and flow that it's not a problem. But just an fyi.

 

[Whiskey]

I prune my cheto regularly so it doesn't shade itself too much, I also make sure to syphon the detritus off the bottom of the fuge tank with every water change. Other than that I replace the fuge bulbs every 6 months or so, and just let it run.

Whiskey