Mixing Macros

[mapache]

I have a 55 gal tank w/33 gal sump. I want to put Turtle Grass in the sump creating a refugium. My refug dimensions would be 9"wx12"lx12"h. I would also like to have Manatee Grass in the main tank with a small bunch of chaeto behind the live rock. I have a 6" DSB in both the main tank and the refugium.

Are there any problems mixing these while having a FOWLR tank? I have aspiration to add corals and anemones as I learn more - probably a year or so down the road.

 

[billsreef]

The chaeto probably won't stay put for you. Otherwise there is no problem with that mix.

 

[mapache]

Won't stay put - as in 'get eaten'. Or blown around the tank?

 

[Elite]

blown around the tank

 

[mapache]

Is there anyway to keep it stationary in the tank? I was thinking maybe wedging it in a crevice between some LR. Maybe it's best not to have it in the main tank at all. Any problems if Chaeto and Turtle Grass are together in the sump/refugium?

 

[billsreef]

As the chaet grows, it'll end up blowing around. Even if wedged in a crevice. Same will happen if mixed in with turlte grass in the sump/refugium. However, there it won't be bother like it would be in the tank

 

[mapache]

Alrighty, then! :rollface:

 

[Seahorsewisprer]

Will the fish eat the grasses?