Refugium Substrates
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Topic: Refugium Substrates
Posted By: Jwallent
Subject: Refugium Substrates
Date Posted: September 24 2003 at 9:16am
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I am in the process of putting a hang on the back acrylic refugium together and would like to know what you all think about substrate options.
Has anyone out there tried the miracle mud or any or the like products? What is the best substrate to use and how deep should it be? Thanks Jeremy |
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Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: September 24 2003 at 10:27am
MM is a waste of money. Here is a picture.
It's mostly silica sand. You could get mud from your yard and it would be just as useful. I use the same substrate as in my tank. Utah Oolitic sand with a CaribSea Special Grade Aragonite cover layer. ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: Marcus
Date Posted: September 24 2003 at 5:01pm
| Carib-Sea Aragamud is the best for Refugia's. Its sugar-sized and has iron in it for plant and algae growth. It is NOT the same as miracle mud. |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: September 24 2003 at 10:31pm
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Marcus, How much does that cost? ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: Marcus
Date Posted: September 24 2003 at 11:11pm
| I don't know off the top of my head, about $30 for 30lb I think. |
Posted By: Jwallent
Date Posted: September 25 2003 at 7:26am
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Marcus, or any others
There is also a product by caribsea called mineral mud $19.00/gal. Have you heard anything about it? I saw the araga-mud it runs about $20.00 for 30lbs. Thanks Jeremy |
Posted By: leviwin
Date Posted: September 25 2003 at 10:59pm
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I have a bucket of some Utah Oolitic sand that you can have. It just needs to be cleaned out. I'm up in Logan if would like it just send me a PM |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: September 28 2003 at 9:35pm
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That's a very reasonable price for mud if it's even a little better than dirt from my backyard!
I also have acquired extra buckets of Utah Oolitic. Seems we get over-zealous when collecting! Some of it will be at the Coral Propagation meeting on Thursday along with extra Utah Aragonite Rock. ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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