Refugium for a reef tank

I am setting up another tank (60g) to have some corals and anemones. I was wondering if a fuge is a good idea to have on this type of tank and will the corals and anemones feed on pods from the fuge.

 

IMO, a 'fuge is always a good idea for a reef tank. You can gain a lot of advantages from it. First, it is a refuge for your 'pods to grow and populate safely without predation. They will make it up into the tank and will help eat detritus/algea, while at the same time be good food for fish and corals alike.

Second, you can grow chaeto (or some other macro algea) to act as a nutrient uptake system. Basically, these macro algea use the excess phosphates and nitrates to grow. Once they get too big, you trim them back and have successfully removed the phosphate and nitrate from your system. (It should be noted though, that in most cases the macro algae growth alone is not enough to remove all phosphate and nitrate, but they can help. So go into knowing that it isn't a magical bullet, but a helper.

Also, you can set your lights up to run on your 'fuge when the lights of your main tank's lights are off. This reverse process helps to slow the pH drop tanks often suffer once the lights go out and all the fauna release Co2. Your fuge acts as a balance to help minimize that impact.

Hope that helps!

 

It does help thanks, I have a fuge on my fowlr but I was not sure if it was beneficial to have on a reef tank, I wasn't sure if corals and anemones eat pods.

 

Yes, many corals, most anemones, and even some reef fish benefit greatly from having live pods in their diet.