Stuff for refugium

[Pit Bull]

I'm setting up a refugium and wondering where the best place is to buy my macro algae i have not which kind or anything. If you guys could suggest a few web sites i would appreciate it.

 

[Nelliereefster]

Try www.reeftopia.com for some of the macros. Also, www.ipsf.com has a nice package and great live sand activators for a refugium. If these don't work out, www.garf.org also has some live sand activators and macro algaes.

 

[danmhippo]

Talk to www.billsreef.com. Bill is the collector of macro algae and for species not local to him, he will get them for you. Tell him the macro is to be used for refugium, he will select the rooted or attached to rock one's for you.

 

[Mac1]

The best refugium fodder I've found is Chaetomorpha, or Brill-O Pad algae. Every other kind attaches to the rock, and is a PIA to remove come cleaning time (not to mention may go sexual). This stuff grows in a nice, tight wad, and never attaches to anything. Removal is a breeze, just rip some out. The bugs and worms seem to love it too.


- Mac

 

[2poor2reef]

I bought gracilaria from billsreef for my refugium and love it. I used to grow caulerpa, probably the most common macro used in refugia, and I will never use it again. I was very satisfield with www.billsreef.com

 

[Pit Bull]

I havegotten in touch wih billsreef. Thanks for the info. If there are some more people with some more prefered places please let me know.

 

[bar]

I think the best macro algae is Hawaiian Red Mangroves
you can check in this url

http://www.aloha.net/~hqf/indexmangroves.htm

and i quote

The use of mangroves plants for filtration in a saltwater aquarium, particularly for helping to reduce and control nitrates is not a new concept. It has been around for quite some time, but few aquarists have really known much about it. However, this is changing because more and more aquarists are looking for a "natural" method of filtration for their aquariums, so mangroves are drawing more attention all the time.

ciao :wink:

 

[Chucker]

:idea: Of course, there's always the non-retail route- post in the WTB/WTT forum, and ask your fellow hobbyists for some. Quite a few folks will just charge you shipping.