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Ultimate Refugium Starter Pack

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$148.99 – $1,698.99

Jumpstart Your Refugium with Ease!
The Ultimate Refugium Starter Pack includes everything you need to establish a thriving ecosystem in your tank. Featuring AlgaeBarn’s Refuge Reds, Rings, and Rocks paired with the Tower for biofiltration, PNS ProBio™ bacteria for breaking down organic waste and supporting denitrification, your choice of Clean Macroalgae, a blend of Galaxy Pods™ live copepods, and OceanMagik™ live phytoplankton for a balanced diet, this complete kit is ideal for seeding a refugium quickly and affordably.

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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 population of copepods and denitrifying bacteria in your tank? This specially selected package is designed to make it easy and affordable.

  • AlgaeBarn Biofiltration Ceramic Media:
    Three types (except for XS size) of ultra-porous ceramic media that allow water to flow through, providing massive surface area ideal for beneficial bacteria and copepod populations.
  • PNS ProBio™ Live Purple Non-Sulfur Bacteria:
    A naturally occurring photosynthetic bacterium that performs multiple tasks in saltwater aquaria, including denitrification, phosphate removal, and degradation of organic wastes.
  • Clean Macroalgae of Your Choice:
    Our CleanMacro algae is treated, quarantined, and inspected to ensure a healthy, pest-free start for your refugium. Macroalgae provide excellent habitats for copepods, zooplankton, and other beneficial microfauna.
  • Galaxy Pods™ Live Copepods:
    A blend of Tigriopus, Tisbe, Apocyclops, Oithona, and Euterpina copepods, offering maximum zooplankton diversity for seeding and establishing a healthy copepod population in your tank.
  • OceanMagik™ Live Phytoplankton Blend:
    A nutritious blend of four live phytoplankton species designed to provide copepods, corals, and filter-feeding inverts with a complete and healthy diet.

Kit Contents and Pricing:

XSMALL

Perfect For: 5-15 Gal AIO & Hang on Back Refugiums

PNS: 1

Galaxy Pods: 1

OceanMagik: 1

Rocks + Tower: 1

Rings + Tower: 1

Reds + Tower: 0

Macroalgae: 2 oz

$149.00

SMALL

Perfect For: 15-30 Gal AIO, up to 5 Gal SUMP

PNS: 1

Galaxy Pods: 2

OceanMagik: 1

Rocks + Tower: 1

Rings + Tower: 1

Reds + Tower: 1

Macroalgae: 2 oz

$199.00

MEDIUM

Perfect For: 30-60 Gal AIO, up to 10 Gal Sump

PNS: 1

Galaxy Pods: 4

OceanMagik: 2

Rocks + Tower: 2

Rings + Tower: 2

Reds + Tower: 2

Macroalgae: 4 oz

$279.00

LARGE

Perfect For: 20 Gallon Sump

PNS: 1

Galaxy Pods: 8

OceanMagik: 4

Rocks + Tower: 3

Rings + Tower: 3

Reds + Tower: 3

Macroalgae: 8 oz

$469.00

XL

Perfect For: 40 Gallon Sump

PNS: 2

Galaxy Pods: 16

OceanMagik: 8

Rocks + Tower: 6

Rings + Tower: 6

Reds + Tower: 6

Macroalgae: 16 oz

$829.00

2XL

Perfect For: 100 Gallon Sump

PNS: 3

Galaxy Pods: 24

OceanMagik: 12

Rocks + Tower: 12

Rings + Tower: 12

Reds + Tower: 12

Macroalgae: 24 oz

$1,399.00

3XL

Perfect For: 200 Gallon Sump

PNS: 4

Galaxy Pods: 32

OceanMagik: 16

Rocks + Tower: 16

Rings + Tower: 16

Reds + Tower: 16

Macroalgae: 32 oz

$1,699.00

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Nick Mitchell
Great product

This made the complete startup nice and easy while using quality product. Would definitely recommend.

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mrmcmena
A great and easy way to start a new refugium

Much easier than piecing together all of the items needed to start a new refugium. More detailed instructions would have been helpful, but questions to support were answered quickly and made everything super simple.

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