Ultimate Refugium Starter Pack

The Ultimate Refugium Starter Pack

Everything you need to set up, start and seed a healthy refugium.

Setting up a new refugium? Looking to establish a copepod population in your tank? This hand-selected package is designed to make that simple and easy. There are two options when purchasing the Ultimate Refugium Starter Pack. The first option is receiving two shipments which is perfect for starting a new tank. The first shipment contains MarinePure Cubes and TurboStart 900 Live Nitrifying Bacteria to cycle your tank. The second shipment is sent one week later and contains our 5280 Pods three species live copepod blend, OceanMagik Live Phytoplankton to keep them fed, and Live Clean macroalgae of your choice (Chaeto, Pom Pom, Red Ogo or Spike Sphere) for nutrient export. The second option contains all items in a single shipment. All Ultimate Refugium Starter Packs qualify for FREE Shipping. Here’s a closer look at what’s included:

Option 1

Shipment 1:

MarinePure Biofiltration Ceramic Media: An ultra porous ceramic media that allows water to flow through it and has an unparalleled amount of surface area providing an ideal environment for beneficial nitrifying bacteria and copepod populations.

Fritz Aquatics Turbo Start 900 Live Nitrifying Bacteria for Saltwater: A super concentrated blend designed to contain all of the strains of beneficial nitrifying bacteria necessary to seed and cycle your saltwater aquarium making it safe for copepods, phytoplankton, macroalgae and other livestock.

Shipment 2: Ships 1 week later 

Clean macroalgae of Your Choice: We treat, quarantine, and inspect all of our CleanMacro algae to ensure your refugium gets off to healthy parasite and pest free start. Macro algae also provides an excellent habitat for copepods, zooplankton, and other beneficial microfauna.

5280 Pods™ Live Copepods: A three species blend of over 5,280+ tigriopus, tisbe, and apocyclops copepods of all sizes and life stages for maximum zooplankton diversity designed to seed and establish your tank with a healthy and diverse copepod population.

OceanMagik™ Live Pyhytoplankton Blend: A nutritious blend of four strains of live phytoplankton designed to give your copepods, corals, and filter-feeding inverts a healthy and complete diet.

Option 2

Single Shipment

We only recommend adding all items at once into an established tank. If you are starting a new tank, add the Pods, Phyto and Macro a minimum of 5 days after the nitrifying bacteria for best results.

MarinePure Biofiltration Ceramic Media: An ultra porous ceramic media that allows water to flow through it and has an unparalleled amount of surface area providing an ideal environment for beneficial nitrifying bacteria and copepod populations.

Fritz Aquatics Turbo Start 900 Live Nitrifying Bacteria for Saltwater: A super concentrated blend designed to contain all of the strains of beneficial nitrifying bacteria necessary to seed and cycle your saltwater aquarium making it safe for copepods, phytoplankton, macroalgae and other livestock.

Clean macroalgae of Your Choice: We treat, quarantine, and inspect all of our CleanMacro algae to ensure your refugium gets off to healthy parasite and pest free start. Macro algae also provides an excellent habitat for copepods, zooplankton, and other beneficial microfauna.

5280 Pods™ Live Copepods: A three species blend of over 5,280+ tigriopus, tisbe, and apocyclops copepods of all sizes and life stages for maximum zooplankton diversity designed to seed and establish your tank with a healthy and diverse copepod population.

OceanMagik™ Live Pyhytoplankton Blend: A nutritious blend of four strains of live phytoplankton designed to give your copepods, corals, and filter-feeding inverts a healthy and complete diet.

Ultimate Refugium Starter Pack Size Guide:

Small: For nano, all-in-on, or HOB refugium tanks
Turbo Start 900™ 1 oz
MarinePure™ 2″ Cubes x 5
5280Pods™ 16 oz
OceanMagik™ 8oz Doser Bottle
CleanMacro™ Algae 1 oz

Medium: For sumps up to 10gal with refugium section of 2.5-5gal
Turbo Start 900™ 4 oz
MarinePure™ 2″ Cubes x 20
5280Pods™ 16 oz
OceanMagik™ 16 oz
CleanMacro™ Algae 2 oz

Large: For sumps 10gal-19gal with refugium section of 6-10gal
TurboStart™ 900 4oz x 2
MarinePure™ 2″ Cubes x 40
5280Pods™ 16 oz x 2
OceanMagik™ 16 oz x 2 (1x doser bottle, 1x refill bag)
CleanMacro™ Algae 4 oz

XL: For sumps 20gal+ with refugium section of 11+gal
TurboStart™ 900 16 oz
MarinePure™ 2″ Cubes x 80
5280Pods™ 64oz 22,000+ Pods
OceanMagik™ 64 oz
CleanMacro™ Algae 8 oz

Directions for Option 1:

Shipment 1:

1. Rinse MarinePure in RODI water until it runs clear then add MarinePure Cubes to refugium, sump, overflow box, etc.
2. Turn off skimmer and add TurboStart 900 Live Nitrifying Bacteria to refugium, display tank, or any other high flow area. This will introduce and establish the beneficial bacteria colonies necessary to cycle your tank and also make it safe to introduce the copepods, phytoplankton, and macroalgae. A small amount of fish food should be added to the tank to provide a food source (ammonia) for the nitrifying bacteria, allowing them to multiply and “cycle” the tank.

Shipment 2 (Sent one week later):

1. Add Live Cleanmacroalgae to refugium area under an adequate light source. Follow directions on product label and discard any bag water.
2. Remove filter socks, turn off pumps and skimmer, add entire bag(s) of 5280Pods™ Live Copepods to refugium area. Some may also be added to the display tank if desired. Follow instructions on product label for best results when adding copepods. Do not put the pods in the fridge, instead, keep them at room temp between 55-80 with the lid off.
3. Begin dosing OceanMagik Live phytoplankton blend at 5ml per 20gal per day to keep the copepods fed and reproducing in your refugium/ tank. Store unused portion in fridge.

Directions for Option 2:

1. Follow the directions and their sequence for Option 1 Shipment 1.
2. Continue adding in Shipment 2 right away. Store unused portion of OceanMagik in fridge.