CPR hang on refuge? any good?

[jjschwi]

I was thinking about putting a refuge under my tank, but with the expense of it all I thought about a hang-on, I only intend to harvest Macro algee to kill of nuisence alge in the main tank, does anyone own one, or heard anything about them? they are about $100


Jake

[fishhead14]

how big is the tank?

The cpr refugiums are good, but i think you will still need a pump, about 30 dollars. I would get an ecosystem 40 or 60, they come with miracle mud, a pc light, and a pump. add some calupra and it can help lower nitrates. check out out the attachment, its the ecosystem 40. But if you are looking for something simple, the cpr's are good

[fishhead14]

oh, nevermind about the How big is your tank thing. 55 gallon...I would go with an ecosystem 60 or the cpr, the ecosystem 60 is a little pricey

[TippyToeX]

The only bad thing I have heard & read about the CPR HOB refugiums was when a snail clogged the intake for the refugium, as well as algae clogging the intake. They both caused the main tank to overflow (I have heard this in a nano tank, so I have no idea if it could flood a tank of your size).
Other then that I have heard nothing but good reports. Maybe someone here knows of a way to prevent algae or snails from gaining access to the intake. :)

[Acolin]

I have both, I prefer the ecosytme units as they offer more features for the money

[Acolin]

I have both, I prefer the ecosytme units as they offer more features for the money

[epon]

I have a CPR hangon, and I notice the bulkhead has developed an annoying saltcreep. Besides coming with a rio, not too bad of a unit IMO.