| Re: Topic of the Week August 14 - Refugiums
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Originally Posted by rmlevasseur  How important is a Refugium - The Reef Tank
I have a fuge, but I can definitely see a downside. Coral-rich waters are nutriet poor waters, meaning that not much has dissolved in the water and affected the chemistry. Refugiums are the perfect place for this to happen. Detritus does get caught in deep sand beds and chaeto and does break down under the low-flow conditions. | It will only happen if you don't Maintain the sand bed regularly. That means stirring the top portion occasionally (weekly) , AND have animals in the sand bed that regularly stir the sand bed in their foraging habits. Sure, anything we do in our aquariums CAN be potentially bad if neglected. You can't set a refugium and forget it.
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