Critters for refugium?? Advice please

[Bobbofin]

Going to build my 16x18 sump for my 30g cube this week if the parts all come in. It will have a 8x11 inlet/skimmer area, 8x11 fuge area and a 7x16 heater/return pump area. I am going to put an inch of live sand, rubble and chaeto in the fuge. What kind of critters do you advise I put in the fuge. Thanks in advance for the suggestions!

 

[fishieness]

the only thing i would recomend for a fuge would be some cierth snails to sift the DSB (assuming you have one) to prevent from poisonos gasses from building up. and then all your other creatures such as pods and bristle worms and such will come in off of some live rock
some people may have a different opinion however

 

[JayM]

Add: Pods, bristle worms, chaeto, fan worms, LR....... (got all that)

Don't add: Mojano, Aiptasia, Hair algae, cyano......(got most of that too, but working on it)

 

[Jocko]

Don't forget the 3" gorilla crab! Every fuge needs one of those!

 

[Bobbofin]

A gorilla crab, I almost forgot. It could be a novelity thing, a conversation piece. Guardian of the fuge!

 

[mloebl]

I threw an emerald crab into my fuge to keep the bubble algae down that hitchhiked on the fuge LR I added.

-Mike