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01-17-2004, 09:05 AM
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i have a question for all of you about refugiums...
Who is still using them, and why. As well who is not using them and why.
The reason why I ask is I’m thinking of tossing mine to add in a skimmer and a calcium reactor. I have not seen to much benefit since I have been running one. Just wanted to know what other people think. Kristofer 
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01-17-2004, 02:49 PM
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I got rid of mine, didn't notice any benifit.
Steve
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01-17-2004, 02:56 PM
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I am planning on ADDING a refugium. Simply because my little tank cannot support the copepods and amphipods needed to support a Mandarin. Which is something I really want. I already have the refugium setup in another room and it is a great little amphipod etc etc factory.
 Once I get my tank stand complete it will be hooked up to my main tank.
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01-17-2004, 03:37 PM
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Chad, how big is your tank and how much LR do you have in it?
Tigger are you using any sort of DSB? Steve
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*everything said above is just my opinion, and may or may not reflect the views of this BBS, its Operators, and its Members. If cornered on any “opinion” I post I will totally deny having ever said this in a Court of Law…Unless I am the right one*Some strive to be perfect.... I just strive.
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01-17-2004, 03:45 PM
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01-17-2004, 05:19 PM
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I had a refugium and I am setting up another refugium for my main tank now. I use it to keep shrimp/snails in, some live rock etc. I did keep calupera in there before but I'm not so convinced it's a good thing anymore. I think I will keep sea weeds as I can find them this time around. I use the shrimp as a source of food for the main tank but I may try raising some shrimp this time around. I won't use a DSB this time around either, 1.5 to 2 inches max. I may go with some mineral mud or something but I haven't decided yet.
Doug
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01-17-2004, 07:28 PM
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I don't have space for one. But if I did, I would add one. One major reason that I'd add one is probably to run reverse photoperiod on it to maintain my PH. Currently, my PH fluctuates between 7.5 in the morning to 8.3 in the day. I dose kalk daily and add alk buffers but can't seem to prevent the PH from falling in the morning. For the past few months, I haven't lost any corals but I would like to keep my PH stable above 8 if possible.
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01-17-2004, 07:39 PM
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Not that I'm recommending getting a mandarin for a small tank but for the record, I have 2 mandarins in a 38 gallon tank w/ 40lbs of rock. They regularly breed in there. I got the female on Dec 26, 2001 as one of my first fish in my tank. I got the male last April and it was a tiny starving thing with a sunken stomach and it was much smaller than my female. It is now the same size as the female. I've never seen them eat amphipods as they can't catch them. I've seen them eat spaghetti worms, freeze dried plankton, and frozen food (back when I was still feeding frozen food). I now only feed flake, cyclopeeze and DT's most of the time. I wouldn't be surprised if they're eating flake and cyclopeeze.
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