Sump/fuge cuc?

[nlutfi]

Are there any good critters for a in sump refugium with chaeto? Something just to help clean up detritus that settles?

 

[Bret Brinkmann]

Does it have a sandbed?

 

[nlutfi]

No sand bed in the fuge area

 

[Hemmdog]

I have a few trochus snails in mine. They keep the sump walls clean. I didn’t put them in there on purpose though, lol.

 

[eschaton]

IMHO it's better to not put any regular clean up crew into your fuge, if your goal is to have your fuge create a population of pods and other microlife that can feed the tank. Every milligram of algae or detritus eaten by a snail means less food for them.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Why not? Isn’t The fuge is supposed to be a jail for coral eaters? LOL

 

[nlutfi]

IMHO it's better to not put any regular clean up crew into your fuge, if your goal is to have your fuge create a population of pods and other microlife that can feed the tank. Every milligram of algae or detritus eaten by a snail means less food for them.

Thanks eschaton that makes a lot of sense

 

[AdamB]

Yes . Just pods is all you need ..

 

[Bret Brinkmann]

If you find the need to have snails, then I recommend trochus and nerites for a landless refugium.

 

[flyline]

You have to remember if your point of a fuge is for nutrient export then and you add snails even though they are small you will be adding to your tanks bioload. And you can get a small pump to vacuum out the detritus when doing water changes hope this helps

 

[thewalkingdad]

I'm planning on keeping a hermit crab in my fuge. Mostly just because I want to keep a hermit crab, but don't trust him with the rest of the inhabitants in the DT.

 

[eschaton]

I'm planning on keeping a hermit crab in my fuge. Mostly just because I want to keep a hermit crab, but don't trust him with the rest of the inhabitants in the DT.

What's he going to do when he grows out of his shell?