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Red Volitan
I just bought a HOB fuge today for my 46 bow. Thanks for the great deal, Tom! What is the best way to set this up... sand, LR, mud, chaeto, lighting, etc. I want to do this right. Thanks! ~Seth
Most people skip the mud, and just go for the really small grain (oolitic) sand. Do a few inches or more depending on depth of the fuge, toss in some chaeto, put a PC light from either your hardware store or a fixture (6500k color) and plug it in. Thats how most do it that I've seen. You might consider buying a bottle of copepods (oceanpods.com) and adding it to the fuge, pouring it into your chaeto.
Oh, so you must have the CPR HOB. Those are cool. You didn't buy the light that goes with it? You can always buy another light that will work. I would put a few inches of sand in the bottom, light on top and chaeto in the middle. I wouldn't use caulerpa, if it gets in your tank it can take over, and is a pain to eradicate.
Do I need to run a different light cycle than my main tank? I don't know my butt from a hole in the ground as far as this goes The HOB is 25 long x 4.5 deep x 12 high. Where the heck do I get chaeto?
I'll give some away.. bout a gallon bag full. I live in chehalis, wa
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