Ellis Aquatics

PRO CARE TIP

A refugium isn’t just a nutrient filter — it’s a living ecosystem.

A healthy refugium can help support:
✓ Nutrient export
✓ Biodiversity
✓ Copepod & amphipod populations
✓ Natural food production
✓ Long-term reef stability

But refugiums don’t run on autopilot.

Successful refugiums still need proper:

• Lighting
• Flow
• Nutrient availability
• Macro algae management
• Biodiversity support

Whether you’re growing chaeto, building pod populations, or creating a more natural reef system, supporting your refugium can have a major impact on overall tank health.

A few quick refugium tips:

• Don’t over-clean your refugium
• Harvest macro algae regularly
• Maintain stable lighting & gentle flow
• Feed biodiversity intentionally
• Give your system time to mature

We carry a wide variety of products to help support healthy, productive refugiums including:

• Live copepods & amphipods
• Phytoplankton
• Macro algae & refugium support products
• Cleanup crew & detritivores
• Reef essentials and more

Whether your goal is nutrient control, cleaner water, stronger pod populations, or a healthier, more biologically diverse reef system — we carry everything you need to help support a thriving refugium and reef.

Ellis Aquatics
the HIGHEST quality, the LOWEST prices
2301 N Wilmington Ave., Compton, CA 90222
562 822 6673

Did You Know?

Your sandbed is more than just decoration — it’s an entire hidden ecosystem.

Healthy reef sandbeds can contain beneficial life such as:
• Copepods
• Amphipods
• Worms
• Detritivores
• Microfauna that help process waste and recycle nutrients

Many hobbyists use sand sifters to help keep substrate clean, but not all sand sifters interact with the sandbed the same way.

Some species primarily:
✓ Stir and turn over substrate
✓ Consume leftover food & detritus
✓ Improve surface cleanliness

Others may place heavier pressure on beneficial sandbed biodiversity by consuming microfauna living within the substrate.

Popular sand sifters include:
• Diamond Gobies
• Sleeper Gobies
• Fighting Conchs
• Nassarius Snails
• Sand Sifting Starfish

Choosing the right species depends on:
• Tank maturity
• Sandbed size
• Available food sources
• Your reef goals
• Existing biodiversity

A clean sandbed is important…

…but maintaining a healthy ecosystem beneath the surface matters too.

Whether you’re building biodiversity, boosting pod populations, adding cleanup crew members, or looking for the right sand sifter for your setup — we carry a wide variety of livestock, live foods, microfauna, and reef essentials to help support a healthy, clean, and biologically diverse sandbed.

Ellis Aquatics
the HIGHEST quality, the LOWEST prices
2301 N Wilmington Ave., Compton, CA 90222
562 822 6673