What to put in sump

[Sunshine]

Is there anything you can put in your refugium that only has a grow light ? I have the cheato and rock and sand. I had 3 bumble bee snails in there, haven't seen them since. I just wanted to know if I can put anything else in there besides the cheato.

 

[dcantucson]

You can pretty much put any of the CUC members in there if you want. Some people even have a fish or two in there.

 

[yote]

+1 David.
Starfish would be good in the fuge,for eating any waste that settles.Some types of sponges to filter out micro-particles from the water.Theres a lot you can put in there to help with water quality.

 

[darren0311]

I had a Starfish and I also had a Feather'd Dragonette in there (Type of Manderine)

 

[Sunshine]

Cool, I'll see about getting something to put in there. I wasn't sure since I only have a grow light. It looks kinds nasty in there. I like the starfish idea.

 

[darren0311]

I like fuge's, you can usually put fish or inverts in there that you might not be able to put in your main display..
good luck

 

[Sunshine]

Well, I had 3 Bumble Bee snails in there. Haven't seen them since. Not sure what happened to them.

 

[dcantucson]

Bumble Bee snails are harder to keep, IMO.

 

[Sunshine]

I had them in my tank, my LFS guy said they could be aggressive. So I put them in the refugium. You know, come to think of it, I did take some sand out of there a long time ago. It was too deep. OOPS !!!!!!

 

[Bifferwine]

Bumblebees can turn on corals and eat them. I've had some bumblebees in my tank for 5+ years (the same ones the whole time) and have never seen them being troublesome, so I let them be. But they are a good choice for a fuge animal for that reason.

 

[Rcpilot]

I keep lots of rock in my refugium and a big hunk of cheato. It makes a great breeding ground for pods. As fas as inhabitans go, I just stick to the basics - couple astrea snails to clean the glass, 1 turbo, maybe a couple cerith snails, a couple nessarius snails for the DSB and 5 or 6 hermits.

I'd like to get a star fish, but most of them eat pods - which is what I'm trying to grow for fish and coral food - so no starfish in my fuge yet.

 

[Sunshine]

I just have one rock, sand and a big piece of cheato. I'll get some snails and crabs. People come over and always open the cabinet to look at the filter, it doesn't look nice down there.

 

[dcantucson]

Mine doesn't either! :grumble:

 

[Rcpilot]

Some people even have a fish or two in there.

Can I put a tang in my fuge? I found an 8" yellow tang at the LFS - they said it would be fine in a 20H. It's only $5 so if it dies - no big deal to me.

 

[dcantucson]

Biff is going to use the banning stick on you Rc. :lol: :mrgreen:

 

[Sunshine]

Biff is going to use the banning stick on you Rc. :lol: :mrgreen:

Ha Ha Ha RC's in trouble !!!!!!!!!

 

[Bifferwine]

That's fine RC, just be sure to flush it if it looks at you funny ;)

 

[dcantucson]

You may have to cut it into pieces first to get it to go down. :shock:

 

[Sunshine]

You may have to cut it into pieces first to get it to go down. :shock:

Now that's just rude !!!!!!!!

 

[Rcpilot]

:mrgreen: