I wanted to share my new in tank refugium 
I have a 34 gallon solana cube tank and wanted to set up a refugium with chaeto macroalgae to help lower phosphates/nitrates as well as harvest some amphipods. I didnt want to use any of the chambers in the back of my tank as a refugium and i didnt want to spend $40+ on an "intank" refugium so I researched the internet and came up with using a shower basket (caddy) with suction cups as a refugium and a soap holder with suction cups as platform to grow small frags. I got all my supplies from Home Depot.
I then went to my local fish store and bought a small bundle of chaeto for $5 and luckily, about 6 amphipods hitchiked :dance: In all I spent $12
I will probably invest $10 in the near future to order 250 amphipods and copepods from reefs2go
links to caddys
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-Suction-Soap-Dish-in-Frosted-Clear-374KKHD/204383093
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-Large-Suction-Bucket-in-Frosted-Clear-375KKHD/204383104
I have a 34 gallon solana cube tank and wanted to set up a refugium with chaeto macroalgae to help lower phosphates/nitrates as well as harvest some amphipods. I didnt want to use any of the chambers in the back of my tank as a refugium and i didnt want to spend $40+ on an "intank" refugium so I researched the internet and came up with using a shower basket (caddy) with suction cups as a refugium and a soap holder with suction cups as platform to grow small frags. I got all my supplies from Home Depot.
I then went to my local fish store and bought a small bundle of chaeto for $5 and luckily, about 6 amphipods hitchiked :dance: In all I spent $12
I will probably invest $10 in the near future to order 250 amphipods and copepods from reefs2go
links to caddys
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-Suction-Soap-Dish-in-Frosted-Clear-374KKHD/204383093
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-Large-Suction-Bucket-in-Frosted-Clear-375KKHD/204383104
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