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I'm sorry to be a naysayer here, but once you put ANYTHING in a refugium that eats or is a predator of the refugium's inhabitants it is no longer a refugium. The word refugium is derived from the root word refuge.
Refuge is a safe haven, shelter, protection from danger.
If you're putting a predator (as mild mannered as it may seem) in there, even in the form of a pipefish, then you no longer have what is the true sense of a refugium.
If you're using the 'fuge as a means of nutrient export exclusively, then there is no problem with a pipefish or any other predator in there. However, if you're using the 'fuge as a means to propagate pods for your display, you're defeating the purpose of the refugium.
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I said, "look honey, we paid the mortgage and we have all this money left over for the tank." Her response confused me. She said we still needed to buy food and pay the utilities.
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