Bifferwine
I am a girl
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
...But doesn't that defeat the purpose of letting the mud settle?
Sand in the refugium?
- Thread starter wontonflip
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yote
In Memoriam
Thats why I said SMALL power head.Just enough to ripple the surface.
d.french
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- Granite city, IL.
man i've been on here as long as you and biff and i don't have near that many post, even in rc i'm about 2000 post. I should get more post since i have had all my overtime taken away at work cause its like scary slow there. I usually work way to much.
yote
In Memoriam
Know how you feel about work D.
If something dont come in by the first of the year,I may get a pink slip mid-jan.
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- Marietta, GA USA
double post
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- Marietta, GA USA
congrats yote
wontonflip
I failed Kobayashi Maru
- Location
- VA USA
Luckily, I have a small weak one just used for moving water around. I'll put it near the surface; hopefully it won't make a huge disturbance at the bottom.
I was going to do the "opposite" lighting (having the light on down there only at night when the aquarium lights are off; and vice versa when the aquarium lights are on)--I heard this is quite effective. Is 8 hours enough? I just picked up a li'l clip on lamp, 60 watt bulb. It's housing is metal though...think it will corrode in the dampness down there? I have it clamped to the ceiling of the cabinet, about 9 in from the water surface. Anyone have any cheap suggestions (diy lighting maybe?)
I was going to do the "opposite" lighting (having the light on down there only at night when the aquarium lights are off; and vice versa when the aquarium lights are on)--I heard this is quite effective. Is 8 hours enough? I just picked up a li'l clip on lamp, 60 watt bulb. It's housing is metal though...think it will corrode in the dampness down there? I have it clamped to the ceiling of the cabinet, about 9 in from the water surface. Anyone have any cheap suggestions (diy lighting maybe?)
Bifferwine
I am a girl
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
For a refugium with macroalgae, having the lights on a reverse cycle from the main tank, or having them on 24 hours a day (like us lazy people do), is ideal. It will help to keep your pH balanced, and 8 hours opposite of the tank lights is fine.
A cheap fuge light is just a regular freshwater strip light you can get from any pet store. Algae does not need a lot of light to grow.
A cheap fuge light is just a regular freshwater strip light you can get from any pet store. Algae does not need a lot of light to grow.
