Current Tank Info: Reefing the Pentagon. Originally Posted by sirreal Do a search on miracle mud and you will discover it is mostly quartz, which is inert, and does nothing for your tank. I have miracle mud in my sump, and all my corals grow twice as fast and turn into gold I'm gunna suck out as much as I can, and just run a deep sand bed. Trust me, there is no miracle Good luck Sent from my iPhone.
Originally Posted by SchnitzelReef. Find More Posts by rtparty. Does this mean I should stop using kitty litter???
Originally Posted by rtparty. And a deep sand bed won't do anything either. So is all refugium mud worthless or is some brands of it okay? Current Tank Info: thirty rimless. Find More Posts by cherubfish pair View Blog. Won't help or hurt. No need for a DSB either and they seem to be phasing out in popularity. If you want to do a DSB do it remotely so when it gets loaded you can dump it out and start over.
It is very difficult to have a proper DSB survive for years on end. Often they crash the tank because the reefer unknowingly relied on it to correct their poor husbandry.
RK2-RK10 Skimmer. Radium 20k. Find More Posts by tkeracer I'm just talking about an 18 inch cpr aquafuge for raising worms, micro stars, scavangers, etc, etc. I don't use any mud an think it can be a problem,particularly under macraoalge. A macro algae barebottom fudge is fine.
A cryptic dark live rock fudge is fine too. Shallow sand beds are fine in display taks if you like the beachy look. I am not a big advocate of keeping secrets, if something works for me I try to let others know as I want everyone to be successful. By the same token, I do not know what is in several of the liquid supplements I use, only that when I use them my corals are much more colorful and show greater polyp extension and growth. Does Miracle Mud work for everyone? Are there problems with its use?
Well as opposed to what Leng used to suggest, I change mine out every 18 months to two years because that works for me. The only real problems I have had or heard about is if the power goes out for a substantial period of time.
When this occurs the mud can go anoxic and once the power does go back on it may not only leach some harmful compounds into the tank, but it will also suck the oxygen out of the tank, this combined action can be harmful especially to the fish.
What about the other products like Miracle Mud out there? I have not used them personally, but Leng has run long term experiments comparing his product with the others and while they initially looked comparable, over time the tanks using the other products produced more algae and did not sustain or produce the level of microfauna that Miracle Mud did.
In fact in the Miracle Mud tank Leng now has a mandarin that has been living off the copepods produced in the Miracle Mud for 3 years, while the mandarins in the other tanks all died within 6 months. I did not write this to be a commercial for Miracle Mud, nor do I want to be the spokesmodel for Leng, but I have gotten numerous requests for a discussion of Miracle Mud and an update, so I tried to provide a basis for discussion.
I realize not everyone agrees with me nor should they. Should everyone use it? That is up to you, I tried to show what my experience has been with it and how I think it is just one more thing that has improved my success. It may have only done this incrementally, but as this point in the hobby most of the improvements in our success are likely to be incremental.
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Miracle mud aquarium Over the years many people have taken shots at Miracle Mud and the Ecosystem manner of filtration. Michael Paletta. Share This. May 16, May 8, at pm. You will experience cloudy water for a period of time which will clear. Miracle Mud will not cause an ammonia spike. Miracle Mud can be used in refugium and sump systems. In your sump tank, you can dedicate the middle section to be used as a refugium which will contain the Miracle Mud.
This is to ensure proper denitrification takes place. Ensure all pumps in the aquarium are turned off. Place either a plate or plastic bag on top of the mud and very slowly start to pour water onto it allowing for the water to disperse over the mud. This will create cloudy water and it will take a long time to settle back down. You want to eliminate that as much as possible. Any floating particles can be removed with a net. You can also use filter floss or padding in your sump after the refugium section to catch any debris and help keep the water clear.
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