Fuge setup

[jrossjr79]

Ok, here in the next two weeks i plan on finishing up my fuge. Question is what should i put in it. So far i know i want some chaeto, and i know i dont want any mangroves or calaupra for various reasons. What else can i put in there, pros and cons on each.


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

refugium for pods. Need LR rubble and some sand. Somehow they make it past the return pumps and into display. lol

[jrossjr79]

I have some, not much, rubble in there now with 6 inch sand bed


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[new2dis]

I have about 30lbs of LR and a thin layer of sand, along with macro. Will that work for them I see some in the fuge that I have no idea where they came from, but doesn't seem to be a huge number like tens of thousands. I will occasionally see a couple in the display.

[350gt]

Just a couple of piece of live rock will work....

Rubble will too, but imo holds a lot of detritus... And makes the fuge harder to clean..

I put 2 good sized pieces of LR on a little stand made of eggcrate.... I can see what i need to clean and critters have no problems running up to hide when the lights come on....

I love mangroves and have one thriving on my bare bottom fuge...

[Zen Reef]

I've kept a deep sand bed in my fuge before and will never do it again. There's not a lot of flow going through a fuge usually and that just allows for even more waste to accumulate. My tank seemed a lot happier after I removed the sand.

[new2dis]

Uhmm you have to clean your fuge?? How do you know when to do that? (Remember screen name so no bashing please)

[350gt]

Easy with no sand bed...its easy to see what accumulated..

[350gt]

You can sorta see the stand

[350gt]

This tank has been up and running 3 years.... No huge problems whatsoever.....

I will say that grape caulpera works wonders for nitrates. I learned that when i removed it all for xenia..