hang on the side refugium

[chuckstr]

Does anybody have any experience with the hang on the outside refugium?
I do not have room for a refugium under my tank so I was thinking about purchasing the hang on the side type. I do not want to waste my money if it does not work.

 

[toungetwster]

I had one at one time for my old 55. It didn't really work at a 'fuge per say; (too small). However; it did have it's benifits! I used it to drop in my heater and feed a HOB skimmer. I had all the auxillary stuff hidden in the "fuge", so I didn't have the clutter in my tank. When I sold the 55, the HOT fuge went with it..the guy loved the idea! Just don't buy one thinking you're gonna have an actual working living fuge.

 

[hot883]

I agree with the above post. You are really limiting yourself with the size. I would save the money and buy some caulerpa to grow inside the main tank.

 

[brucoh]

Mine really didn't help my algae problem one bit, due to it's size I guess, and I didn't like the look of it on my 29 gal. tank. The light I had over it would spill over into my tank. I ended up getting rid of it and bought a better skimmer and I'm doing more frequent water changes. My water quality is better now. The one plus to the thing was all the pods I had in my tank, my chaeto was full of life.

 

[27mtaylor]

Uberlink made one out of an old skilter he had and filled it with chaeto. He said it helped to lower his trates. Here is the link to that thread.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/206818/in-tank-refugium