IN SUMP REFUGIUM Setup FOR SALTWATER AQUARIUM (STUNNING)

[@mikeachenbach5519]

My experience with chaeto was, once I upped my lighting on it and increased my bio load by add more fish my chaeto grew like mad. At local reef club meetings I would bring bags of it to give away to people because it kept out growing the refug.

[@inventoryking]

Thanks for sharing Mike! I appreciate it.

[@Uniqueblonde94]

This is the exact sump I want for my tank, for the refugium part is so well put together. Wish I could get sponsors for stuff like that aswell. Great video thank you

[@inventoryking]

Hi Carlie, it is a great sump!

[@BraddaMarlon]

@@inventoryking what sump is that

[@jjmccloud]

I've always loved the look of a red and white sump

[@pauldeacon8764]

Great video Paul! It's really good to see you because I haven't seen you for ages!

[@inventoryking]

Thanks!

[@trimagico]

I am amazed by your videos, I am learning to start building my aquarium. Big hug from Portugal.

[@inventoryking]

Thank you very much João! I appreciate your support of the channel. If you ever have any questions please comment.

[@johnmanrow2667]

Great Video and Awesome Sponsor!👍

[@inventoryking]

Thanks! 👍

[@robyoung2028]

Great content much success to you in the future.

[@inventoryking]

Thanks Rob!

[@myaquascapingjourney1255]

Those blocks look great! They are going to do a great job!🌱

[@inventoryking]

Yup, they sure are! Thanks

[@jjmccloud]

​@inventoryking How have they held up? Did they start to fall apart and crumble or did they stay solid and intact

[@karennation3580]

Is this a new tank? the sump is spotless! I dont have separate compartments in my small 10 gallon sump so can I just make a fuge of the whole area with my skimmer in there and filter sock? I love the blocks. What are the names of them? I have a lot of messy looking rubble with round balls and the squares look so much neater!

[@South-Texas-Drones_5801]

Awesome video I’m about to get back into the hobby, I can’t wait!!!

[@inventoryking]

Thank you! That is so awesome! Are you going to post videos?

[@samlevine1114]

Great algae barn ad

[@berniegrant2633]

Loved the video Paul !! Very nice man! I want the same starter kit

[@inventoryking]

Thanks Bernie! I appreciate the support. I ended up going with an algae scrubber.

[@berniegrant2633]

@@inventoryking wow awesome!!!! Man you are really thriving!!

[@jawabob1495]

I started my fug with that same kit from Algae Barn, Really nice kit! Seems so be working, but a little slow, cause I don't have a huge bioload in me tank yet.

[@inventoryking]

Very nice! Hey you going to post a video of your setup? I would love to see it.

[@jawabob1495]

@@inventoryking Hopefully sooner than later, But I am working on it!

[@inventoryking]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@elizabethdiaz8001]

Txs for the video. A question; I have the hanging refugium on the back of my tank and I started the same treatment, half of the shipment first with just the turbo start and cubes, am I supposed to use the light at this point? or wait until I get the algae with the pods? Txs.

[@inventoryking]

You bet. I would start using the light once the Algae comes in.

[@elizabethdiaz8001]

@@inventoryking Txs! also how do you clean a refugium? I assume with the light it will create algea? No water change? Sorry for the question but I couldn't find a video about "maintenance".

[@inventoryking]

Water changes are still going to be needed. You will have light spill which will cause algae in places you dont want. I dont have a refugium now. I switched to an Algae Scrubber. I just made a video on it a couple weeks ago. Did you happen to see it?

[@elizabethdiaz8001]

@@inventoryking no, I haven't watch it, what is the title of the video? Txs!

[@inventoryking]

Here it is. If you drop a comment on the new video so I know you seen it, that would be cool. NO MORE WATER CHANGES ON SALTWATER REEF FISH TANK ????

[@scotty2salty327]

Bro, nice lookin sump man! Wow! Very clean, straight and organized. You got all the goodies. I would love to hit up Algae Barn to jump start my fuge I just can't justify spending the money especially because I've only got a 5 gallon nano!

[@inventoryking]

Thanks Scott! Do you plan of getting a bigger tank in the future?

[@scotty2salty327]

@@inventoryking For sure. Kinda limited on space at the moment, I had to beg my wife to let me set up the 5! Lol We're looking for a new house.. Well once all this CoVid crap ends. Surley I'll be setting up a larger tank once we have more room. I will definitely be adding a sump on a larger aquarium. I've always ran them on my other tanks and I swear by them. Technically have a sump on the 5 but it's a hang on back refugium. I have Brightwell Aquatics Koral Lagoon Substrat and also using the Xport Bio cubes in one of the chambers. Chaeto and I bought some Brightwell Ferrion. Heard it's tits for growing Chaeto. Also using Brightwell's Microbacter Start XLM and the QuikCycl by them as well. That should get me a nice jump start on the cycle as well with the Xport Bio cubes.

[@scotty2salty327]

@@inventoryking Also mind you I'm still in the process of setting this up. I have all of the goodies just waiting for my Tank, rock and lights. Should be getting started by Friday. I am so excited and the anticipation is killing me! Lol

[@Russianking56]

Crazy how small they are. Good stuff keep the salt water tank vids coming.

[@inventoryking]

Thanks dude I shall

[@christianbenzner9276]

Hello how about an update on this huge benefits and chaeto alge refugium ? did it work ? you dont run it today ? why

[@inventoryking]

Hey Christian, I ended up switching to an Algae Scrubber. I was having issues with the Chaeto.

[@karennation3580]

@@inventoryking I am about to set one up but dont want to waste my money. What kind of issues where you haveing?

[@matthewcaga3912]

Do you thing those blocks are best or maybe substitute them with refugiem mud?

[@inventoryking]

I would imagine the blocks would work well

[@jeremyheuton9090]

So do the pods make it up to th Aquarium? How do they make it thru the sponge block and pump?

[@jeremyheuton9090]

i just setup the red flex 4n1 300 wanting to do what you did there.

[@frankstanks4399]

Just epic 👊🏻 just a perfect example of a beautiful clean setup 👍🏻 great video 😎

[@inventoryking]

Thanks Frank! Its coming along.

[@chucksrockymountainreef]

what is the brand of refugium you have there, I'd like to buy one myself

[@inventoryking]

So it’s part of the sump. It’s a Pro Clear Aquatics Red Flex Sump. Check out the site. They have my unboxing video on it

[@miketube6662]

I have a uv on my tank Would the pods die going through it

[@inventoryking]

Hey Mike, I havent looked into that. Not sure.

[@worddunlap]

UV sterilizers are dangerous to them. Use it before the equipment where the pods shouldn't be. Upstream from the REFUGIUM would be the least risk but still a risk nonetheless.

[@miketube6662]

Cheers

[@moochingwithMatthew]

Doubtfull

[@DanBuell]

Do the pods get swept into the return pump?

[@inventoryking]

Ye. They end up in the display area as well.

[@1capatter]

good vid, hopefully you've learned a lot since uploading this. Waste of a lot of $$setting up that refugium. I just through a couple of pieces of live rock & cheat in mine. Put a pump + lights. Chaeto grows to the point where I constantly trim & dump + have little critters galore. That + a portion skimmer for my 125 keeps corals thriving & fish happy.

[@vincentrival8967]

Hi, whats name of your sump ? thanks guy

[@inventoryking]

It’s made by Pro Clear Aquatic Systems. It’s the Red Flex series. Check out the site

[@pauldeacon8764]

Great video! That looks like a very beneficial thing to do! I think I will make a refugium on my tank! 😀👍

[@inventoryking]

Thanks Paul. It is going to do lots of good things once its established. Thanks for watching.

[@jeffsreeftank]

Cheto needs nutrients to grow or it will eventually slowly die off. Once you get more fish it will feed off the waist and nutrients. Regular testing will be the key to a balanced system👍🏾👍🏾

[@inventoryking]

Thanks Jeff! I appreciate the comment.

[@martinhblake]

Will the pods be killed by the impeller shear of the return pump?

[@inventoryking]

Maybe some of them.

[@TMAquatics]

Super cool tank Paul. You have done a fantastic job setting this up. Everything is so well planned out and organized. If I could live inside a fish tank, it would be this one. I would love to set up a tank like that, but goodness golly it looks like a lot of work. For now I’ll stick with plecos and Corydoras. Cheers 🍻

[@inventoryking]

Thanks Tom. I really appreciate it. You got some epic pleco s

[@NinjaSushi2]

I need that kit and a sump. Lol

[@inventoryking]

Its nice, do it.

[@not_zizou]

Nice tank! Which light you using to grow the algae ?

[@inventoryking]

Hi Pedro! Thanks. It’s the Eshopps refugium light.

[@candycaneunicorn8024]

T5 lights are the best lights for coral growth.

[@darrensharpston6215]

A year on dude! Hows the tank performing anything new.? Any changes?

[@inventoryking]

Hey Darren, it’s funny that you commented on this today. I changed to an algae scrubber which I put the video out today if you are interested.

[@NoMonkeyBizz]

the link dont open, do you have the correct link to buy this

[@flyinbryan7151]

Beautiful sump! Well done!! Are you adding coral and if so are you adding more lights?

[@inventoryking]

Thank you very much! Yes I will have coral soon. Not adding more lights for now. Maybe in the future.

[@TailEndCustoms]

Man I’ve wanted to do a saltwater tank for so long but geez there is so much involved. Lol. Looks good tho

[@inventoryking]

It’s not bad. My biggest suggestion is take your time. It pays off.

[@tonymarshall5815]

It can be as simple or as complex as you want .

[@TailEndCustoms]

Tony Marshall yeah you’re right but the more stuff the easier to maintain and less water changes from what I’ve seen. I’m still a super newb though

[@tonymarshall5815]

@@TailEndCustoms I've had a 40 gallon soft coral system set up for 15 years and do 5 gallon water changes weekly and don't add any additives, though if you go for sps that's a whole different ball game .

[@dramaboi10200]

Great start my friend but a fuge wind down much until you have tru amount of nutrients also make sure you leave room for that cheto to tumble also don’t for get to get a tru count of your water value... you do not!!!! Have 120 gallons of water .... with the amount of rock in it very well possible there’s less then 90 gallon there becarefull when adding additives and things

[@inventoryking]

Thanks Niko. What do you recommend to find out true water volume?

[@kennyhwee1055]

Looks great! I am about to start mine up. Do you continue to add the ocean magic forever? Or does it get to a point where its self sustainable.

[@inventoryking]

I don’t think so.

[@inventoryking]

And thanks!

[@johnmanrow2667]

There are many KZbin videos on culturing phytoplankton. I'm sure this can be done with Ocean Magic. Cultured phytoplankton is usually Nannochloropsis, and if it is done right, a phytoplankton algae culture can last for years.

[@tizbrin]

which kit did they send you?

[@inventoryking]

Roxanne, it was the starter kit. Chaeto, Fritzzyme 900, pods, the media, ocean magik

[@BraddaMarlon]

How do you keep all dietrus out of sump

[@inventoryking]

The filter socks seem to be doing a great job.

[@bralefishing779]

How many pounds of rock was used in this tank?

[@inventoryking]

Dont remember exactly. I have pulled rock out and added filter media to compensate for removing rock.

[@indoorreefer7332]

Wen do you insert coral?

[@inventoryking]

Soon, very soon.

[@brocktona2]

i think the light is to week. you can find cheap grow light on amazon

[@inventoryking]

Thanks Antonio

[@marcelrodriguez2067]

The UFO grow light will grow chaeto like crazy!!!

[@ydeardorff]

What did the kit cost you?

[@DeeFromBrooklyn]

Break up the cheato and wedge it between the bio blocks. Algae barn is a great company

[@inventoryking]

Thanks for the input!

[@vanyaruiz]

You’re supposed to acclimate the turbo start to your tank temp

[@inventoryking]

Thanks for the info Vanya.

[@christiangentry7640]

No, you're not supposed to acclimate. Turbo Start needs to be refrigerated at all times of storage, otherwise the bacteria dies. Depending on how long you keep the bottle out to "acclimate" it could cost you some of the bacteria you paid for. And I've cycled several tanks without this "acclimation" and achieved the desired results.

[@MikeG_9]

What light are you running in your refugium?

[@inventoryking]

It was an Eshopps refugium light, now I am using the kessil h80

[@moochingwithMatthew]

I would have run without the skimmer for a few days after introducing all those additives. Great video though and nice system .

[@inventoryking]

Thanks for your feedback. I appreciate you watching.

[@markbonnerbonner8166]

No mention of where, in the tank the refugem should be placed,no mention,the rate of water flow,how the water enters and passes out of the refugem,

[@fernandocruz7974]

Becareful some blocks release high levels of aluminum!!!

[@inventoryking]

Appreciate the tip

[@jmotanks8960]

Those pods will in end in the aquarium, some of them anyway

[@inventoryking]

Yup

[@EarthWasHere]

J Mo TANKS pods are good. Fish love them.

[@cascadeghost2814]

Try some other saltwater plants in the refugium

[@inventoryking]

Thanks

[@HCBCHEMISTRY]

If it struggles to grow add some liquid iron.

[@inventoryking]

Thanks for the input

[@HCBCHEMISTRY]

@@inventoryking anytime. It took me years to figure out

[@inventoryking]

What brand do you use?

[@HCBCHEMISTRY]

@@inventoryking I use the Kent iron and manganese. It has some potassium also. That will work when everything else fails. I make my own saltwater from scratch. I do not add iron to it, but long time ago I had the same problem as you did. I changed out light bulbs to get Kelvin temperature right, high flow- low flow, but none of that mattered untill I added the iron.

[@inventoryking]

I make my saltwater as well. So you add the iron separately? And when you do water changes do add what you took out?

[@jonandlisa2000]

Those blocks look like the pumice blocks I give to my chinchillas to keep teeth trim

[@inventoryking]

That is interesting, thanks for sharing.

[@jefftellock7203]

Nice video, but I have watched a few videos on refugiums, and I think everyone I have heard mispronounces the name of the macro algae. It is not pronounced “Chato” with a long “a” sound. It should be pronounced “keyto” with a long “e”. I am a marine biologist and aquaculture biologist that has worked with a marine diatom algae species called Chaetoceros (key-toss-sir-us). Maybe a dumb point to bring up, but it bugs me a little when I hear things mispronounced. Still a good video, which I enjoyed.

[@andibandi1190]

One should keep in mind that red algae do not absorb red light, and that green algae do not absorb green light. A white light lamp will work with most types of algae🤡

[@Hartwig870]

Oh wow not sure how my pod populations grew so well without feeding :/ seems like horseshit to me.

[@inventoryking]

I was feeding ocean magik

[@markogrba1]

Me too. Never fed copepods and they grow big too...for copepods that is.

[@rickrodriguez6675]

😎👍

[@inventoryking]

Thanks for watching as always Rick.

[@kashbrown603]

Feed twice a day so no3 and po4 not at zero

[@brohoop]

“Stay tanked” is not a good catch phrase. To “tank” is to fail. Just a heads-up.

[@om617yota8]

"Tanked" also used to be a show on Animal Planet............about fish tanks. It's also an informal term for drunk, having a good time. Paul doesn't drink, but he does have a good time with his fish tanks. I think it fits perfectly.

[@brohoop]

OM617YOTA, here’s a quote from TMZ, “Tanked has been -- wait for it -- tanked after 15 seasons...” And here’s a definition from the Oxford English Dictionary, “To fail completely, especially at great financial cost.” Perfect? Hmmmmmm...🤔

[@om617yota8]

@@brohoop Words and phrases have multiple meanings, happens all the time. "Yeah, right!" is made up of two positive words which mean agreement, but the phrase itself means exactly the opposite depending on tone and context. "Stay tanked", in Paul's upbeat tone and delivery, pretty clearly does not mean "stay failed."

[@brohoop]

OM617YOTA, duuuhhhhhhh, didn’t know there are sometimes multiple meanings out there! Thanks! That wasn’t the point! The point I’m trying to make is the word “tanked” is used more derogatorily then positively, like “notorious.” Tanked is FAR more often bad than good!

[@om617yota8]

@@brohoop You explained how tanked meant to fail, I explained how it could mean other things, you don't like it but my point stands. I'm done. Stay tanked, bro.

[@kirannatraj3860]

Quick tip ... keep nitates below 5ppm but dont hit zero ... it might lead to dinoflagellate outbreak .... it's a btch to get rid of

[@inventoryking]

Thanks.

[@recoveringliberal1689]

this is a terrible video, if you are new to the hobby please look elsewhere for your info.

[@recoveringliberal1689]

why are you making a video about a brand new tank? it's very clear that you went crazy with equipment but what proof of a sustained tank? you don't even pronounce things correct. you're a newb is what it's telling me.

[@alexesco1521]

Chaeto my worse experience 😡😡😡😡

[@inventoryking]

Do tell

[@bobbyknox9258]

There's no HUGE benefit to having a refugium that size, the amount of chaeto you can fit in there would not make much of a dent in your nitrates or phosphates. It would have to be the size of your whole sump to be worthwhile. I'd just fill the whole of that with those bio blocks.

[@inventoryking]

Appreciate your input.

[@bobbyknox9258]

@@inventoryking yeah I read it back and I didn't mean to sound negative. Hope it's working for you. 👍

[@inventoryking]

Thanks