I got some crazy algae growing in my refuguim, was thinking about putting a small tang in there to clean it up. would love to put the kole tang from my display in there, but i would never be able to get him out of my DT. a 5-6 inch kole tang would clean up my 55g fuge in a few days. anyway, my question is this- b/c of the macro algae, the lighting for my fuge stay on 24/7. wouldnt the non-stop constant light stess out any fish i put in there?
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Tang in Fuge?
- Thread starter Patriot76
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i'm not sure about the stressing of the fish, but if i had to guess, i'd say yes. it will be stressed out without a time to sleep.
as for the algae in the refugium, that is the whole reason you have macroalgae in the refugium, and not the main display- so it doesn't get eaten by the livestock.
i would not put anything that eats algae in the refugium. leave it good and ugly, and useful!
as for the algae in the refugium, that is the whole reason you have macroalgae in the refugium, and not the main display- so it doesn't get eaten by the livestock.
i would not put anything that eats algae in the refugium. leave it good and ugly, and useful!
just a thought perhaps the reason for the runaway algae is due to your lighting cycle?
some people have the light come on when D.T. lights go off.
In a 55 what portion is the fuge? percentage wise with baffles? If its all fuge I would think a tang would love it in there
some people have the light come on when D.T. lights go off.
In a 55 what portion is the fuge? percentage wise with baffles? If its all fuge I would think a tang would love it in there
Why don't you decrease the light cycle....
Put a cheap timer on it and run it alternate the Display tank...
about 8- 12 hours then off..
You should see a dramatic decrease of the algea and the macro will florish even better.. They need some downtime aanyways from the photo cycle...
Put a cheap timer on it and run it alternate the Display tank...
about 8- 12 hours then off..
You should see a dramatic decrease of the algea and the macro will florish even better.. They need some downtime aanyways from the photo cycle...
again, it's not a nuisance if it's in the refugium. i would welcome it's arrival and leave it alone. all of the algae in the refugium is actually nuisance algae. all algae absorbs nutrients.
i would not decrease the light cycle in the refugium. you want the macroalgae to grow. all of the macroalgae.
this is why i said to leave it "ugly". who cares what the refugium looks like or what type algae is absorbing the nutrients in it, as long as it's doing it's job?
i would not decrease the light cycle in the refugium. you want the macroalgae to grow. all of the macroalgae.
this is why i said to leave it "ugly". who cares what the refugium looks like or what type algae is absorbing the nutrients in it, as long as it's doing it's job?
correction. i didn't read the above post correctly. i run my refugium light 12 hours, opposite of my display. doing this can't hurt, but i don't know if it's going to correct your issue.
i can't see how it would. if the caulerpa or chaeto or whatever you have in there grows faster, so will any other algae in the same situation.
i can't see how it would. if the caulerpa or chaeto or whatever you have in there grows faster, so will any other algae in the same situation.