Jaubert Plenum

[CAPT_Dave]

Does anyone still use this methodology in their reefs? I'm doing a complete rebuild this weekend and I'm planning on building out my fuge with a Jaubert Plenum on the bottom following this article from Advanced Aquarist and grow chaeto over it.

https://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/9/aafeature

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[Stevolough]

I believe you would have to have a very big fuge for it to be effective.

 

[pisces 12]

I used it back in the early 90s on a 90gal reef tank worked good but you do need a large area for it to be successful

 

[Michael Hoaster]

I used a plenum setup in the nineties. It is an effective biological filter. It will compete with your chaeto for nitrogen. So it may not be ideal for growing macros. I suggest choosing one method, not both.

 

[aikenreefkeeper]

I started a 20 gallon Observation and a 120 Display a couple of years ago. I have used it before with good results and I used it on both of these. I am a firm believer in the process. I had the usual issues of GHA, Bubble Algae and Cyno. I just keep up the water changes and used a turkey baster to clean the rocks and kept my filters clean. After a few months it all disappeared. I still have a small amount of GHA in hard to get places, but I only clean the tank once every couple of weeks. You just have to be patient with starting up a reef tank. I forget where I heard the quote but "Only bad things happen fast in a reef tank".

 

[CAPT_Dave]

Thanks for the responses, guys. Since the fuge is only about 15 gallons and I did a shallow sand bed in the display I'm going to go bare bottom in the sump and grow cheato.

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