Oysters in refugium ???

[Sahye Akillesh]

Hey there guyz,
I was wondering tge possible benefits of keeping oysters in refugium as they feed upon nitrates and all . I was wondering if it could be another way to keep nitates and phosphate in check.
Thabks in advance peeps.

 

[keddre]

Think about it this way, you would still be adding another life into your tank and with that you would have to feed it and handle its waste.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

While there are obvious benefits of having oysters and other filter feeding bivalves in your system, there some other things to consider.

Most oysters live in estuarine zones, so they are used to lower salinity levels. Most oysters wouldn't be able to tolerate higher salinity levels found in reef tanks for long term.

Oysters spawn almost daily in the wild. Ask anyone with a large clam what can happen when it spawns and releases all those gametes at once. It can have huge effects on your water quality and such.

Oysters can also die just like clams and release all of their absorbed/built up nutrients.

It would be a big risk/okay reward scenario in my opinion.

 

[Sahye Akillesh]

Where can i obtain a chinesse blackbox in london , thanks peeps

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I kept my oysters from the grocery store for just about a year.

A sponge died and nuked them and a few other things.

The rest of my indo oysters, clams and mussels are all growing pretty well. I have a lot of them.

Likely not much benifit but I like them.

The total mass of flesh is probably less than a cube of food imo.

Think about it this way, you would still be adding another life into your tank and with that you would have to feed it and handle its waste.

Feeds on particulates and organic compound already in the water.
Not a pet for those with overly sterile tanks. If you can keep tube worms and feather dusters , bivalves would be a good addition imo.

 

[DraggingTail]

I kept my oysters from the grocery store for just about a year.

A sponge died and nuked them and a few other things.

The rest of my indo oysters, clams and mussels are all growing pretty well. I have a lot of them.

Likely not much benifit but I like them.

The total mass of flesh is probably less than a cube of food imo.

Feeds on particulates and organic compound already in the water.
Not a pet for those with overly sterile tanks. If you can keep tube worms and feather dusters , bivalves would be a good addition imo.

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[sfin52]

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@saltyfilmfolks hast been on for a while.
@Dr. Dendrostein has some in his tank if you want to look him up.