Refugium vs. Wet/Dry

[rapalaboy1999]

I have a wet dry trikle filter that im thinking about selling and I want to know before I make a choice, should I bother getting a refugium or keep my setup I have now? Im wanting to start getting corals such as SPS and LPS. I also want to grow copepods and amphipods. I have a 75 gallon aquarium.

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[mfinn]

You probally should describe what your system consists of now.
How much live rock, etc.

 

[rapalaboy1999]

I'm going to have about 100 lbs by the time I have all of it and right now I have a hippo tang, yellow tang, 2 ocellaris clowns, 3 green chromis, 2 yellowtail damsels and 2 royal stars, I want to get about 3 more fish and then I'll be done and I'm going to get a few shrimp; skunk cleaners, peppermint etc.


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[LukeG]

I'd add the live rock the slowly remove the bio balls over time. If you pull them all at once you'll recycle the tank.


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[rapalaboy1999]

So i should put live rock in my wet/dry or in my tank?


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[rapalaboy1999]

I'd add the live rock the slowly remove the bio balls over time. If you pull them all at once you'll recycle the tank.


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So are you saying I should add live rock slowly to my tank or slowly into my wet/dry filter?


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[LukeG]

Add rock to the tank and slowly start removing the bio balls.


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[rapalaboy1999]

Add rock to the tank and slowly start removing the bio balls.


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Ohhh ok thats what ive started to do taking 1/2 cup of bioballs for every pound of rocksi get


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[LukeG]

Go slow and watch for ammonia.


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[rapalaboy1999]

I have my water tested almost every week to see how everything is and for the past 4 years everything has been perfect, i jst decided that i want to get corals a couple weeks ago so thats what im going to work on, i was using artifical decorations so im taking it up a couple notches to make my aquarium better looking


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