new refuguim

sea monkeyboy · 07-15-2008, 11:07 AM

I bought an Eshopps ADV 100 it can with the bio balls but the guy at the store told me its better to use live rock rubble in the refugium, my question is , is that statement accurate and can I use a mix of Base rock and live roclock . at this time I have no fish stock just 55 lbs of base rock from Marco and I can get a some live rock from a friend stock,, please enlighten me

All the best Bo

aquawolf · 07-16-2008, 12:13 AM

The LFS guy gave you good advice.

You can remove the bio balls and put LR rubble in there along with your substrate and macroalgae. This will basically give you a mini tank where pods and other tiny critters can grow and flourish without the threat of being eaten, until they get to close to the return to the display tank.

HTH

Loverotties · 07-16-2008, 07:14 AM

Yes !I agree too!

sea monkeyboy · 07-16-2008, 10:13 AM

thanks for the confirmation,, can you tell me more about the light you are using on the refugium,,what the mounting system and I too have a 75gal tank . so the 200 watts is enough?

Thanks ,,

aquawolf · 07-16-2008, 11:47 AM

It is a little too difficult for me to get a picture of it, so I will describe it as best I can. I bought a compact flourescent flood light from Lowes. It is meant for use outdoors and has the photocell in it so it would automatically come on at night. I believe it uses around 26 watts of electricity but is supposed to be the same as 200 watts of regular light. I used an old computer power cord to wire the light and covered the photocell with black tape. It did not seem worth the hassle to remove it. I them mounted the light to a piece of wood and created a small, very rough, stand so it would stand upright behind the tank and shine into the refugium.

I leave it on 24/7 and have had very good growth results with it.

HTH and if you have any other questions just ask.

sea monkeyboy · 07-17-2008, 07:10 AM

thanks again it sure does help!

great site, great help!

aquawolf · 07-17-2008, 07:32 PM

You are more than welcome.

Helping each other figure things out is what this site is all about. We hope to have you stick around for quite a long time.

sea monkeyboy · 07-18-2008, 03:23 PM

Thanks I plan to do so, I have my base rock placed in the tank dry, I am looking locally for some epoxy putty or sticks, I have a line on some established live rock but I only live a few hrs from a place called Pasific east how has it on sale for $2.99 per lb, I am a photographer and wish to record the tanks progress

All the best Bo