refugium

[Feelthereefer]

What do you put in a refugium movibg tank today and switching from wet dry to a eshopps.three chamber refugium so what do i put in it sand rock plants what please help

 

[Greenturtle]

Live rock, chaetomorpha, and Chemipure elite will go in mine. And you have to have a refugium light.

 

[Feelthereefer]

Does sand go in it

 

[Feelthereefer]

What kind of light do u put over it

 

[Gti_Leo]

23watt cool white compact flouro from the depot in a reptile basking light

and you can place sand in there but you don't really need to

 

[Feelthereefer]

Whats a reptile basking light sorry

 

[Gti_Leo]

Zoo Med Deluxe Porcelain Clamp Lamp - 8.5" : Lighting

 

[Feelthereefer]

Ohh ok thanks.. Hope i made rite decision switchin ftom bio balls wet dry to this refugium never had one befor still nervous on it not real sure i got everything hooked up rite

 

[Gti_Leo]

a natural filtration is always the best type, i would never go with a wet dry

 

[Feelthereefer]

Soo all the green plant stuff i put in there will stay in there an not like spore out or spread to the display

 

[Gti_Leo]

nope you won't have to worry about that

 

[Feelthereefer]

So is mineral mud a needed thing in the refugium or am i ok with the sand that came from my display.. And just to make sure the only light i need is a 40 watt day compact fluorrscent bulb in 8.5 inch clamp light

 

[Feelthereefer]

How many hours a day should the light be on..

 

[Gti_Leo]

oposite your main display light

 

[Feelthereefer]

Really ok i thought i read that can cause ph swings

 

[Gti_Leo]

its meant to go oposite so it doesn't swing. at night when the lights are shut off the PH drops a bit, with the fuge lights on you don't get that big of a PH swing

 

[Feelthereefer]

Ahh i see thanks man for your help so is this mud stuff needed or is the sand good

 

[Feelthereefer]

And also i just a regular old 40 watt light bulb over it thats all i need correct

 

[Gti_Leo]

yeha you don't even need a 40 watt, this is all you need, but if you already bought the bulb then keep it. anythign with a 6500k or 4300k will be more then fine when growing micro algaes

Philips | 23 Watt Mini Twister Daylight - 2 Pack | Home Depot Canada


as for the mud, i've never used it and head that peopel have had pieces of brick in the mud. so i wouldn't go with it

 

[Feelthereefer]

Cool thanks again i got something real close to that even says daylight.. So the miracle mud is.hoax then nit needed