+Hydro Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I'm wondering what I should put in my fuge. Should I use mud? How deep? Where do I get it and is it a specific type? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I think most people use that "Miracle Mud" if you want to research it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 fiji gold mud works great..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hydro Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Thanks, I just ordered some miracle mud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Jakedoza Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 surprised that Patrick hasn't replied on this one yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I have never purchased mud. I suspect they are all about the same. Timfish has some specific examples as to some muds with much iron in the composition. 1" is sufficiant. Mud filtration is not about de-nitrifing bacteria. It is more coupled with micro fauna and fana and as a source of nutriants which fuel macro, that uptakes nutriants. In some ways, our refugiums collects Miracle Mud, but we call it dietrus. Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I intend to use a hybrid version of a mud filtration refugium in my lagoon theme tank. In a two square foot area, I intend to collect funky marsh mud about 6" deep covered with crushed coral (2mm-5mm) grain size. I am choosing this size media because of the turbulant flow which I intend to introduce with a surge tank between 10-30 gallons. This mud will provide nutriants for true marine plants located in this area. With this fine texture, I anticipate an abundant diversity of worms and other micro fauna and fana. The rest of the tank substrate will be an aragonite media sloping from 12" to 5". Not sure of the grain size yet, probably between .5mm and 1.5mm. Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hydro Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 I considered putting crushed coral on top but wasn't sure if would change the effectiveness of the mud, so you think it would work the same to do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 The critters that live in the mud don't care whats on top of them unless the sediments go anarobic. I am using the mud for nutriants to grow marine plants. I am sure the worms and stuff will colonize it as well. I wanted the larger media on top of the mud to prevent the surge from causing the fine sediments to blow about. For the rest of the sediments, I was going to use aroggonite in a grain size between .5mm and 1.5mm.. I intended to slope down from the 12" mud/crushed coral sandbed to a depth of 6" on the shallower side. I like the biodiversity of micro fauna and fana with the smaller grain size. It is going to be a balancing act between the sediment grain size and the force of the surge. Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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