bluprntguy
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My last tank had a sump and refugium, but I used it for frags, so there was plenty of flow from a powerhead I put in there . This time I’m using the sump as a real refugium and have no additional flow.
There’s been a consistent brown algae on the walls and floor. I cleaned it off a few weeks ago, and it grew back pretty quickly. Is this normal for a refugium? I threw a few snails in there a few weeks ago, but they haven’t seemed to do much damage on the algae yet. I know I have some patches of Cyano in there, but I don’t think this is all Cyano.
Should I leave this as is? Is this pretty typical of a low flow refugium? Once the chaeto grows i assume it will block more of the light and make this less of an issue?
There’s been a consistent brown algae on the walls and floor. I cleaned it off a few weeks ago, and it grew back pretty quickly. Is this normal for a refugium? I threw a few snails in there a few weeks ago, but they haven’t seemed to do much damage on the algae yet. I know I have some patches of Cyano in there, but I don’t think this is all Cyano.
Should I leave this as is? Is this pretty typical of a low flow refugium? Once the chaeto grows i assume it will block more of the light and make this less of an issue?
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