Miracle Mud

greenhorn

greenhorn

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i'm getting ready to make a refugium out of a 30 long and i was wondering if anyone has anything good or bad to say about miracle mud ? i also would like to know if i used the mud if i could eliminate the cheato i have in there now, and eliminate having to run a fuge light. thanx in advance..walt
 
gnorman

gnorman

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i have miracle mud in my fuge and to tell u the truth i have no clue what its suppose to do. when we set up our tank ( first tank) the guy at the LFS told us to put this in our fuge first, then put sand on top then have our fuge plants on top. i think he just wanted to make anyother $100 bucks off of us. if anyone would like to chime in on this please feel free
 
keith burn

keith burn

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imo the not so miracle mud it a wast of $
The 2nd question no. but if you add it you will need to remove the cheato in tell water it clear.As for the light you will need to use it.imo 24/7 but some use it only with dt's light are out for the night.
 
greenhorn

greenhorn

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so i guess sticking with the cheato is the best thing to do . not that i'm dissatisified or having trouble.i'll just start calling what i have "miracle cheato"
thanx walt
 
keith burn

keith burn

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Originally Posted by greenhorn
so i guess sticking with the cheato is the best thing to do . not that i'm dissatisified or having trouble.i'll just start calling what i have "miracle cheato"
thanx walt
A deep sand bed will go good with it and some l/r.
A good place to grow pods
 
jonthefishguy

jonthefishguy

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I use mineral mud and will continue to set up refugiums using mineral mud. For the algae we use Mangrove trees, chaeto, or gracilaria.
 
yosemite sam

yosemite sam

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I'm always skeptical of anything with the name 'miracle' in this hobby. From my understanding, one of the supposed benefits is that it slowly releases trace elements into your tank. However, these products don't tell you what minerals specifically they release, nor what the composition of the mud is, which makes me wary. Additionally, I'm also not sure they add anything that isn't already added by regular water changes, so I don't really see how it is worth the added expense, especially since the mud needs to be changed after a period of time.
 
jonthefishguy

jonthefishguy

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Are we talking about the same thing? I am talking about mineral mud by caribsea.
Mineral Mud™ - CaribSea’s Mineral Mud™ is a unique blend of sediments that duplicate tropical fringing coastal mangrove environments. Mineral Mud™ particles are in a size range compatible with soft, burrowing infaunal, macro animal assemblages. Ideal for mud refugiums, seagrasses, macro-algaes, and mangroves, Mineral Mud™ provides a variety of trace elements, chelated trace elements, plus calcium, strontium, iron, sulfur and free carbon. In addition, Mineral Mud™ contains live marine bacteria, to complete the tropical ecosystem.
 
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