Read About reef refugium

Reef refugium can provide a number of benefits for your salt water tank. Here's everything you need to know about this product.

Reef refugium - What are they?

1. Description:

   A reef refugium is an area of shelter not unlike a sump. It is a body of water that is separate from the main tank and shares a water source with the main tank.

2. Who Needs These?

   If you are looking to enhance the water quality in your salt water aquarium, a reef refugium can do the trick. They can also provide an area of shelter for fauna and flora that would otherwise become food for the inhabitants of your main tank.

3. Why Do You Need These?

   Aquarium owners who have amphipods and Mysid shrimp, which can reproduce fast and without predators, can build an overhead reef refugium. This will allow some of these fish to eventually flow into the main tank and to provide an additional food supply for your salt water aquarium fish.

4. Types:

   A reef refugium usually has three essential parts of the plumbed aquarium system. These include the overflow, the pump and the lines.

5. Benefits:

   A reef refugium can provide a place to grow macro algae. These can provide wonderful nutrients to and from your main tank. Ammonia and phosphates that accumulate due to overstocking or overfeeding can be greatly lessened by a reef refugium.

6. Uses:

   You can use a reef refugium to assist in maintaining pH levels of your tank and to keep predators from eating young fish.

Reef refugium - Tips

1. Varieties:

   You can build a reef refugium. However, make sure you read about all the different varieties to choose from. This will help you make a good decision about how to use them and for what purpose you wish to achieve.

2. Quality Choices:

   Make a quality choice of a reef refugium by reading up on them first. There is much information on reef refugiums on the internet and also at your local pet store or public library.

3. Where to Use:

   You can use a reef refugium with your salt water aquarium to increase water volume and to enhance the water quality.

Reef refugium - Concerns

1. Safety Issues:

   As always, keep small children away from the electrical aspects of a reef refugium.

2. Behavioral Issues:

   Fish usually do a lot better once a reef refugium is placed into an aquariaum for their use. The term "refugium" refers to shelter, and this is indeed what it supplies to certain fish and plant life that would otherwise be eaten away.

3. Convenience:

   A reef refugium is mostly used as a shelter for plants and animals that have a high risk of predators killing them. However, a refugium added to a reef aquarium can lower nitrate levels considerably.

Reef refugium - How to Choose

1. What to Look For:

   Look for a reef refugium that meets your specials needs and the goals you have in mind.

2. Expense:

   A reef refugium is usually no more expensive than a regular aquarium.

3. Other Items You Might Need:

   Check with your local pet store owner to make sure you have all the accessories you need for your reef refugium.