refugium mud yay or nay

Discussion in 'Refugium' started by sostoudt, Jul 16, 2008.

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  1. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    is the fancy refugium mud worth the money?
     
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  2. Crabby Jim

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    I was thinking about using it when I set up my fuge but I opted to go with just a lot of mature LR rubble and Macroalgae I didn't want another variable playing with my water chemistry. I have heard good things about it though.
     
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  3. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Save your money and use 100% clay (unscented) kitty litter. It's the same stuff that the expensive "miracle" muds are made of.
     
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  4. lunatik_69

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    Or you could use plain LS. Luna
     
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  5. schackmel

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    YOU ARE KIDDING! I just spent $190 on MUD! When I have a thing of kitty litter downstairs:toilet:It already killed my sole to pay that much for "mud" but to read this like 2 weeks later!!
     
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  6. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    LMAO
     
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  7. Bogie

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    YOU ARE KIDDING! I just spent $190 on MUD! When I have a thing of kitty litter downstairsIt already killed my sole to pay that much for "mud" but to read this like 2 weeks later!!

    LMAO


    C'mon now it's not that funny if it's your $190.
    It is well worth it (in this case $190) to use the search feature to try to research that before you buy. Maybe it's a topic hasn't been brought up recently, but maybe it was right here under your nose just 2 months ago. Even if you weren't yet a member at the time, the search still works and goes waaaayyyyy back.


    http://www.3reef.com/forums/refugium/will-using-plenum-not-sure-what-put-my-fuge-48279.html
     
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  8. Godbert

    Godbert Montipora Capricornis

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    bummer dude
     
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  9. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    all that thread says is you can use kitty litter it says nothing about the quality of the refugium mud you can buy or if its worth it.
    also sorry schackmel i just thought it was funny.
     
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  10. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    That's what we use but if you want to use "mud", using kitty litter is the more affordable way to go :)
     
    amcarrig, Jul 17, 2008
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