KMiller Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 I was checking out my refugium today and found some nasty stuff. First I saw an aiptasia that was probably 3 inches long (thanks Pet Time for kindly giving that to me (wife)(wife)(flame)) and I also saw this weird algae growing on the top of the macro and on the water surface... any ideas??? It almost looks bubbly... gross! Sorry that they aren't the best pictures, I had to lean as far over the tank as I could lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 You gots a double post LOL Looks like you may not be getting enough flow through there, that stuff looks nasty as hell dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 You gots a double post LOL Looks like you may not be getting enough flow through there, that stuff looks nasty as hell dude I know!! It's disgusting!!! Looks like a nasty pond!! It has a Maxi-Jet 1200 Pump on it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 but how much flow do you have going through the refugium itself? I know until I got better flow in my tank, I kept a nasty sludge on the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 I don't have any powerheads/pumps physically in the refugium... should i? It's only 4.5" deep so it might be hard to add one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 might want to replace the pump thats with it with something a lil more powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 This is my refugium http://www.marinedepot.com/CPR_AquaFuge_2_Hang_on_Refugium_with_Protein_Skimmer_Large_Hang_On_Refugiums_Sumps-CPR-CR1727-FIRFEB-CR1729-vi.html what would you recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 honestly, I have no clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 The nasty stuff on the surface is fine. You want it there instead of that in the display. The slow flow in the fuge is just right. As for aipitasia, if it doesn't spread into the display it is not so bad. I used to have a cpr aquafuge. I had the same slime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 The nasty stuff on the surface is fine. You want it there instead of that in the display. The slow flow in the fuge is just right. As for aipitasia, if it doesn't spread into the display it is not so bad. I used to have a cpr aquafuge. I had the same slime. Oh good, so I shouldn't remove it? I have tons of pods growing, so I thought I must be doing something right...then I saw the slime LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 It is not so bad. You can remove it or leave it there... You are gonna have the gas exchange n the display. Just saying that your cpr looks good to me :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 I would trim out the slimy algae. It looks like it is choking back the chaeto. Just use scissors to cut the top couple of inches of macro off and throw it in the garbage. As for the aptasia, I would get rid of it. However, there are a couple of people that I have heard about that use an "aptasia filter" like a refugium that is full of aptasia. To each their own. I would use a "xenia filter" instead. It still grows like a weed but does not sting anything in the tank. And when you want to export the nutrients the xenia is worth a little bit at the LFS. If you got any xenia, throw it back there to help out the filtration. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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