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Jack
07-18-2003, 01:52 AM
Do you guys feed your refugiums directly? Wondering how all those pods and worms get food etc.

Aquattro
07-18-2003, 01:53 AM
Jack, I feed my refugium 3 nights a week with golden pearls and/or newly hatched brine shrimp. It's growing in bug population very well.

Stirfry
07-18-2003, 01:55 AM
hey guy what eggsactly is a refugeum???
sry im a little new!

Jack
07-18-2003, 01:58 AM
Thanks.

Golden pearls are Mail Order, right, Brad? I have to buy an air pump for a friend from JL. I will pick up some eggs and start a hatchery.

Aquattro
07-18-2003, 02:48 AM
Thanks.

Golden pearls are Mail Order, right, Brad?.

Right. Steve brought these in from somewhere.

StirCrazy
07-18-2003, 02:58 AM
and seeing as they are very very hard to find I think there price is higher than gold right now :mrgreen:

I think I am going to be rich, good thing I got enuf for me to last 5 years :wink:

seriously though if you want to order some you can get them from

http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/golden-pearls.html

Steve

Jack
07-18-2003, 05:01 AM
Thanks for the link.

Dresden
07-18-2003, 09:53 AM
Refugium is generally another tank with water from the main tank pumbed to it. Usually algae is encouraged to grow and the pods(sand bugs) live there. The idea is that the refugium can soak up the extra nutrients and help repopulate your pods in the main tank that are eaten by fish. Plus better stablization in water parameters due to the extra water volume.

Aquattro
07-18-2003, 03:19 PM
Refugium is generally another tank with water from the main tank pumbed to it. Usually algae is encouraged to grow and the pods(sand bugs) live there. The idea is that the refugium can soak up the extra nutrients and help repopulate your pods in the main tank that are eaten by fish. Plus better stablization in water parameters due to the extra water volume.

Not sure of your point. The question is do people feed them, not what is a refugium. But thanks for the refesher!! :razz:

Samw
07-18-2003, 03:21 PM
Hi Brad. He was replying to this question.

hey guy what eggsactly is a refugeum???
sry im a little new!

Aquattro
07-18-2003, 04:30 PM
Hi Brad. He was replying to this question.

hey guy what eggsactly is a refugeum???
sry im a little new!

OK, my bad. Lesson for the day..have coffee before replying!! Sorry, Dresden!! :confused: