fuge set up info plz.

my fuge isnt all that big maybe a 1/3 of a 10g tank. i have a DSB, rock rubble, few pieces of LR, and some plants i just added. im still playing with it cecause of plumbing and where to put things. ive read that no LR should be in there and some say kool. im using as a pod farm for a dragonet in a few months. even though i have a pod farm going atm anyways just to be safe. i am looking forward to look real nasty so id like to do it rite.

 

At that size it won't matter what you use. You'll never get enough pods from it for any mandarin. Keep the other supply going.

Jeff


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Even though I have little experience with SW, I've done a ton of research becuase I too would like to eventually have a mandarin. In my research, I've found most people prefer a HOB Fuge so that the pods don't have to go through a pump to get back to the tnak, and are allowed to gravity feed back in. May be worth a look. other than that, a 3 gallon fuge will probably not be large enough to supply enough pods as jeff stated.

 

Ten gallons

A 1/3 of ten gallons is a small pod area but with time it will produce a +-amount of food. Depending on what you want to keep in main DT a small refugium is a snack maker not a life keeper. With that said it will be a great learning tool for your hobby and cool to look at once it gets going. A little live rock is a good thing in a refugium just cover as little of sand that you can. Backpacks are nice for what they can do but not a must as long as pods have access to pump intake.
Think of your new refugium as a garden with time and care it will produce.
I have always use high flow with my refugium's 20+ years but alot of others don't, your system you pick!

Happy ReefN,