They get huuuge
Yup, haha worth asking. I've seen them on the beach I was hoping this was a mini
They get huuuge
I used Dr. Tim's "One & Only" and my 75g cycled in less than a week. No live rock or sand. Got a good cycle out of it too. For quick, this should work. Check out their site and consider it.
A refugium is a dedicated area to grow macroalgae i find chaeto to be the easiest and most efficient what macroalgae does is feed off nitrates which is the end result of your cycle ammonia-nitrite-nitrate it (chaeto) requires lil lighting to grow and usually is middle compartment of sump although there are hob refugiums as well without removing nitrate via macro and or waterchanges your likely to encounter an algae issue for a cuc what i use and reccommend is for a 55g 3-5 turbo snails 3-5 nerite snails 3-5 cerith snails a serpent star and if doin livesand id say 20 tongan nassarius snails id stay away from crabs their ok when small but appetite grows when they grow ive seen fish fall victim to emerald and sally lightfoot
I use my 10g nano as a refugium, that's why I was asking about a CUC for my reef only dsb tank (10g nano). I'm not worried about crabs killing fish, I don't plan on keeping fish. I just loved seeing my accidental little pink bubble coral, before I moved the LR with it on it into my puffer FOWLR and he's a destructive, messy and mean little bugger who kills EVERYTHING I put into his tank, he even grazes the cyano and eats bristle worms!! My 10g was started once I moved my green spotted puffer fry into his 40g FOWLR because I knew I needed a refugium. My nano is now fully cycled (just hit 7 days straight of perfect readings) and I have plenty of coralline coming in all over my live rock and just need advice on a mini CUC considering I DO NOT intend on keeping any fish in this tank, just easy coral and CUC.
Good to know about the hermits- I was looking at blue hermits!!
How many pounds of live sand do I need to buy tomorrow, tank is 48"x12 footprint?
I was hoping to get about 18 lbs of live rock and the right amount of sand to give me a good depth for a CUC of assorted snails. No fish planned in the immediate future.
And for a refugium, can it just be a Tupperware under the tank? What do I need to make my own? It SUCKS not having wireless this week! Storms!!
Can make a fugi out of anything really imo dont really need a dsb id just add enough sand to the look your going for i only have about an inch my last tank had 4" after 3 years it was saturated with nutrients a powerhead fell and blew sand everywhere nitrate spiked over 100 killing alot of coral so if your doin dsb your gonna need sandstirring inverts to keep your sand good thats why on my new setup i only put enough to cover the bottom
Can I use a HOB refugium and canister filter and forego a sump? The measurements under the tank are tight, I prefer to avoid a sump as I read they get stinky, this tank is behind the couch...