Bootstrapped refugium

[djryan2000]

Showing some quarantine creativity here.. with a bootstrapped refugium. I've had chateau in my
Tank for months and it slowly fell apart, presumably from a lack of flow. I had an old Petco holding bin lying around and I decided to get creative. I drilled some
Holes in it, put a powerhead in it and a refugium light that's waiting to be used. Any input is appreciated

I'm wondering how much algae the light is going to grow everywhere else.. should I just turn it off and let the tank light do the work / see if it's enough for chateau?


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[Monkeyfish]

What kind of light? If it's good enough to grow corals, it'll be fine for the cheato (unless the light spread doesn't reach the refugium - then use the light).

 

[djryan2000]

What kind of light? If it's good enough to grow corals, it'll be fine for the cheato (unless the light spread doesn't reach the refugium - then use the light).

Thank you! I have Reef breeders photon v2+. Definitely strong enough to grow corals. Thanks for the advice - I'll take the fuge light down.


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[Sk8r]

Your by-ear spelling had me going for a moment. It's cheato. Cheatomorpha, actually. And yes, I think you're on the right track. It likes flow---and it likes light. I used a 6500K (daylight) lightbulb (the twisty-tube kind) in an $8 shoplight frame, and it worked really well.

 

[djryan2000]

Your by-ear spelling had me going for a moment. It's cheato. Cheatomorpha, actually. And yes, I think you're on the right track. It likes flow---and it likes light. I used a 6500K (daylight) lightbulb (the twisty-tube kind) in an $8 shoplight frame, and it worked really well.

Whoops. I don't know why I thought there was a u in there. Thanks!


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