Refugium

Update:

Got the Jebao auto dosing fine tuned now, parameters have been stable this week. I also added the CO wildfire nem to the tank and it has chosen a really cool spot right where my clowns hang out. I added a peppermint shrimp and a tuxedo urchin to take care of some aptasia and hair algae. I also got my little fuge running with chaeto and an auto feeder so the fish still get fed if I forget before I go to work. In the last pic, I got this 3D printed anemone/fish guard for my wave maker and I think it is genius lol

Quick AI Prime 16 question for a new reef tank.

No corals yet — just copepods and clean-up crew.

I’m trying to keep the light low to avoid algae, but still make the tank look good.

Thinking:

RB 25 / B 25 / W 5

Everything else 0

5–6 hours/day

Light about 9–11” above the water

Is this a good starting point, or would you run it differently?

Macroalgae love

Any tips to start a Copepods Culture?

How deep should my sandbad be?

Ok this is an awesome algae turf scrubber.

Algae scrubber that I made...top notch!

happy with the aio system so far. impressed with the refugium for such a small footprint.

This is the tank now with 4 different macro algae and cheato and mangrove in the sump

Just sharing my tank 40g mixed reef with 20g macro algae refugium!!

Chaeto in the Refugium!

Easy scud culture. All you need is a couple sticks. Some leaves and enough soil to weigh down the base with a a bubble everything seconds. This is for freshwater scuds though. Still working out salt