do i really need refugium for FO tank?

khoivo1

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i got 180g and i just want to have fo so right now i have
wet and dry fileter
tunze9010 skimer
magnum 350 clear filter
18 w uv sterilizer
150lb live rock
120lb live sand
do i reallly need a refugium ?? i never want to have any coral infuture or mayby just some mushroom and zoo or something ez like thank
thank for every input thanks
 
you don't absolutely NEED it but it can be very beneficial. If you were to add a fuge you would be cutting downon nitrates drastically but it is not really an absolute must have. it us up to your personal opinion if you wanted to add one.
 
Yeah you dont HAVE to but its really worth it in the long run. Cyts down on the amount of water changes you have to do too. I used to do weekly water changes to keep the nitrates below 30 in my FOWLR but since adding a nice big refugium, Im doing one every three weeks to a month and nitrates stay really low. Lower nitrates equal healthy fish.
 
I second that - refugia for nutrient export are a major part of my filtration system on most of my tanks.
 
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