Help me diy a refugium!

[Miami Reef]

I’m only making this refugium for copepods because I want a dragon mandarin.

Tank is 300 gallons. I have a sump, but there is no space in there, so I need something HOB. I have this filter and it fits perfectly.

Question, I’m going to the LFS tonight, I was planning on simply buying some algae and putting it inside the filter, then seeding it at night with copepods. Is that really all it takes or am I missing something?

Also, what type of algae do I ask for?

With HOB, it’s really going to be convenient for me, because it will use the same lights as the main display.

 

[redfishbluefish]

No light needed if you use shower scrunchies. I'd try first fitting these in your current sump before adding this small HOB filter. These work great at pod hotels.

 

[Retro Reefer]

If you can squeeze a small bag of bio balls in your sump somewhere your pods will love it and you’ll also gain a little bio filtration.

 

[Miami Reef]

No light needed if you use shower scrunchies. I'd try first fitting these in your current sump before adding this small HOB filter. These work great at pod hotels.

If I don’t need light, I might just do that!
Do I need to shake it out every once in a while, or can I just leave it there?