Week 27: Refugiums - Utilizing Algae for a Thriving Reef Tank. | 52 Weeks of Reefing
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Welcome to Week 27 of 52 Weeks of Reefing! This week we are exploring how we can use algae to our advantage in the reef tank to help combat nitrates and phosphates...with refugiums!
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Refugiums are essentially a location in your tank (usually the sump) that allows you to provide a safe haven more micro fauna, as well as grow beneficial macro algae like chaetomorpha or caulerpa.
There are a fair share of different types of refugiums out there today, with an equal amount of opinions on how to run them.
The traditional refugiums with algae and/or live rock rubble are the most popular and effective in my experience, and some of the easiest to install and maintain.
An older technology that is starting to gain more ground again is the algae turf scrubber. This is essentially a very efficient refugium; algae is grown between two light sources on a medium with water flowing past it and then periodically harvested.
There are also a few more creative and unique options out there like cryptic refugiums. They offer a few unique benefits. A cryptic refugium is essentially a chamber that doesn't receive light, and allows for intense growth of sponges which filter the water.
Do you have a favorite refugium method you prefer to run on your reef? Let us know in the comments area down below!
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Watched this video a few times for refugium tips and realized it's 3.5 years later. Congrats on finding someone crazy enough to marry a reefer like you... Haha! Great sense of humor. And to film another series same day before getting married and going on your honeymoon, now that's dedication to the hobby and to us fans of your channel! Thank you.
The 52 week series is wonderful especially for someone new (like me) to the hobby. Thank you so much!
Congratulations Ryan, I hope you and the Mrs have a great time.
New to this channel. Starting to implement some of your reefer knowledge in freshwater. You guys are way ahead of us.
CONGRATULATIONS RYAN!!! Does she REALLY know what she's getting into??? So many say they do...
Can't believe we are already more than half way through the series. Thanks for the solid info thus far.
Wow getting married, I can't be happier for you and the rest of the Reefing community does too I know. Have a great time and the best to you my friend. Reefing is fun but the joy a wife will bring is 1000% times better. You seem like a pretty stand up guy and someone that will make your new wife happy. Lots of love for you and your wife from all of us.
These series will be the main guideline for any reefer, great job you're doing. Thanks
Congrats on the marriage. Love the video's, keep up the great work
CONGRATULATIONS RYAN !!!! and thanks for the video 👍👍
All I heard was "I'm getting married!!!!" Really awesome news mate. Be sure to visit Australia on your honeymoon. There's a reef or two round here that are pretty ok!!
sitting back watching BRS's Ryan on a Sunday afternoon, and learning a few things .. love it :)
Congrats Ryan! Enjoy the well deserved break!!!
Congratulations and thanks for the video.
Congratulations Ryan!
Congratulations Man! Welcome to the club!! and.. WOW! It has to be an absolute BLAST working at BRS! Very awesome video! I cant get enough of BRS Video's. They specifically pushed me back INTO the hobby!! Thanks!
right on, and congrats!
Congratulations on your wedding. May you both share a long and happy life together
Congrats on your upcoming nuptials. I hope all goes well on the day and thereafter. Thanks for another good video and please start supplying the UK soon!
congratulations!!
Congrats Ryan!
Wow I want to learn to speak like Ryan :) Congrats on the lucky lady too! Since i introduced the original waterfall scrubber in 2008, I might be able to help with some of the scrubber and algae questions: "do things like chaeto require down time" Sometimes no, because the dark (bottom) side of chaeto acts as the time off. However this also slows growth and filtering. Scrubbers are optimized to have less of these dark areas, and do usually need "time off". "what kinda nutrient reduction you get with a fuge" Fuges/macros/scrubber all consume the same thing: Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, CO2, and metals. And the favorite food of algae is: Ammonia! The main difference is how strong/fast the nutrients are pulled out. "setting up a display refugium" That's my dream :)
these videos are super helpful and save me hours of research. Thanks guys!
Made my day here in New Zealand thanks for using my sump @1.15. I have been watching your videos for the last 3 years it's really cool to be apart of one hehehehe. Congratulations Ryan and have a great time see you when you get back!
Great video!! Congrat's Ryan. Have a wonderful time on your honeymoon and as always looking forward to the next BRS160 update.
@michaelrivas2284
7 жыл бұрын
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Congratulations on your wedding day. Wish you both happiness and long life. Cheers
Congratulations, Ryan!
Congrats! 🍾🎉🎈
Congrats Man!!
"And lighting opposite the tank lighting schedule" was waiting for that... RDP, the finishing touch.
Great video and congrats Ryan!
Congrats love the brs videos very informative and educational because of you Ryan I made the big step to start my 125 reef tank
Congratulations Ryan!!!
Congrats to both of you! 40 years of salt water tanks and still don' have it figured out. 26 years married to a great woman I also haven't figured out. I bet you'll be just as happy and just as confused. I hope you get to go on a dive somewhere exotic :) Very happy for you both.
Congrats Ryan.. have a great honeymood...
Congratulation and have a blast. I would not worry about RT he will be fine. Love all the videos BRS is doing.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Nice....Congratulations!
Congrats!
Congratulations Dude!!
Congrats Ryan!!
Congratulations Ryan! Also, thanks for all the game..
Congratulations!
Congrats mate see you soon
Congratulations!!
Congrats Ryan! Thats fantastic! :)
great video and congratulations and lots of luck to you and your wife.
Congratulations Ryan ✌️
Grats bro, enjoy the time together!
congratulations Ryan! enjoy and have a safe honeymoon!!
Great video! Best reef tank channel :D
Congratulations Ryan!!! Enjoy your honeymoon and time-off.
Congratulations to both of you guys :D
CONGRATS! may God Bless you and your marriage! (and your tanks!)
thanks ryan , good video !!!!
Love it Ryan ! Keep it up and hope the missus was happy leaving the set. Gonna try a purple light on my chaeto now !
congratulations man! the best wishes for you :)
Congratulations Ryan
enjoy the vacations hope to see you soon :)
congratulations ryan!
Congrats
Congrats!!!!!!
big congratulations
Congrats on getting married! I have been without a reef tank for a few months now. New house soon later this year right around when the series wraps up! Can't wait to go on a shopping spree at Brs haha
Congrats Dude ! Enjoy your time off.. I hope there's a tropical reef where you staying !
congratulations! great vids
Congratulations!!!! Enjoy your honeymoon!!!!
congratulations!
congrats man love the videos.
Great video series. I absolutly love it and btw I am going to make app. 160g tank myself in FEB and will take a lot from these series. Great job Ryan. You have made videos even suitable for amateurs that would be able to understand whole concept. Aplaussss Keep doing a good job. I wish I am in US to come over to your shop :( I am looking for next one already :) Cheers Roman
Congratulations Ryan...
Happy 2 year anniversary too !!! lol ((Great timing))
Congrats :D Can't believe you were shooting on the same day, lol.
nice vídeo 👍🏻
congrats !!
congrats Ryan
congrats ryan. I enjoyed the episode as I do all of them. if you can do more on algea scrubbers that would be awesome. Maybe when this series is done.
Congrats on the marriage. I wish both you of happiness together.
congrats!
oooo nooo i smell a super mega reef tank as a wedding present from your new wife!!!!!! que the music aaaaaaaaa aaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!
Congrats! :D
Congrats!!! Have a great honeymoon!
great stuff man. I always look forward to your videos, kinda wish yall woulda went more in depth on what kinda nutrient reduction you get with a fuge. a lot of people are in the dark about how big a fuge needs to be to effectively keep phos/nitrates to a minimum
A little late but congratulations! and great video!
Most informative series on KZread; thank you guys! Would you do a review on Red Sea Aquariums? (Max, S, E, ..Series)
Gratz! :)
Can you go into more detail about the difference between adding macro algae into the sump vs. an algae scrubber? HUGE congrats btw, I wish you all the happiness in the world!
Thank you for the video's! How do you get the Chaeto to rotate so perfectly? :)
Hey Ryan, Congrats on the wedding! Where's the honeymoon? Bali, Figi the great barrier reef? Bubble/grape caleurpa grew fantastic for me. I removed it about a year ago. There's still grape pieces present in my overflow.
Hey Ryan, congratulations on getting married!!!
congrats man!...hope you going somewhere hot where theres a reef...:)
thank you for all the info..and congrats on getting married !!!!
Congradulations from Montreal Canada !!! ((Better late than never, on my part))
Congrats Ryan! Enjoy that honeymoon ;)
@TheElusivetomtom77
8 жыл бұрын
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I have h380 and it grows hair algae all over the place in the sump and on the Chato too. Is there anything you could suggest me to do since I don’t have the ability to turn down the lights a little bit? Thanks for great work you do guys 👍🐠🐠🐠
Congrats god bless wish you guys the best!! enjoy the honeymoon!!
Congrats on your wedding
Yea my wife bought me a 5 gallon for my first aquarium, I've constantly scaled up over the years now I'm looking to build a 2000 gallon freshwater tank. She may regret her choice in gifts.
@brandonezdoofenshmirtz2916
4 жыл бұрын
Your poor wife
Video about algae barn and cope pods - kzread.info/dash/bejne/d52TxahpisfVg8Y.html
Perfect, this is what i like to see. Just throwing it out there though, blue light is for chlorophyll production and red light is for flowering or fruit production. So I believe blue light would stimulate the fastest algae growth.
@gabriellegabyt8756
7 жыл бұрын
for caulerpa? should we light it up 24/7?
@TheDrakenZ
7 жыл бұрын
Gabrielle // GabYT I'd do 18/6 or 20/4. plenty of photosynthesis, but still allows it some rest time. I've read great arguments from both sides though