Refugium

[Slipknotnos]

Hi all, I have a refugium under my 125 and looked and it has lots of microstars , pods, and bristle worms in it. I was wondering how do I get them out of the cheato and into my display tanks. I tried taking a clump off and shaking it into the display tank but that didn't seem to do anything but have small pieces of macro all over the tank. what can I do?
Thanks
Matt

 

[goulding.c]

I would be very careful not get any macro in your display tank. I have a 125 with 55 fuge and the macro took over pretty bad at one point. I would think most of that stuff would seed itself into the main tank. Thats how mine is. I have baby shrimp in my fuge.

 

[KillerReef]

how is your refugium plumbed to your main tank? I found the best way to get the pods and good guys from the refugium to the main is by gravity, thus the refugium should be above the main display.

 

[AllenFord_SC]

Keep a couple of small pieces of base rock in your fuge. Once the pods start living in it just grab a piece of the rock, keep a plate or dish under it while moving from the fuge to the display, and just dunk it in the tank and shake it around. Works great for me.

 

[bertoni]

You can put some of the Chaetomorpha in the display tank, although I suspect the animals are already doing the move on their own. Chaetomorpha doesn't attach to rocks, so it's safe, IME.

 

[scrmbld33]

i did what bertoni did, i put my cheato in the disply attached to a veggie clip over night, some off the star went out and so did the pods

 

[Slipknotnos]

Yeah I think thats what I'm going to do is put some in the display tank for a few days
Thanks
Matt

 

[sundance1]

Any of my macro that gets in the main tank is eaten pretty quickly by my tangs.