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12/18/2018, 08:30 AM | #26 |
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I just read your signature! I'm just trying to get to a 150 gallon tank at this point. I'd love to see your setup sometime, but i think i'll not invite my kid. She can be really Downer.
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12/18/2018, 10:19 AM | #27 |
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10 years. 4 small powerheads. No sump/refugium, no skimmer, no reactors or autodosing, no ato. (Baking soda or CaribSea's aragamite added occasionally with water changes.) 5%-10% water change every 2-3 weeks, evaporation is replaced at the same time (and I'm using tapwater).
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-eCQSVdqBQA And here's a system with just a sump: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OBtbZVhHQ-g
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12/18/2018, 10:28 AM | #28 |
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The tank has been set up 10 years that way? That sure is impressive and encouraging as I'm moving in that direction.
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12/18/2018, 02:40 PM | #29 |
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I have a 60 cube, no sump, HOB skimmer, HOB refugium for cermedia pellets, a couple power heads, Chinese LED black box, and a heater. Essentially unchanged setup for 10+ years and keep everything from finicky fish to acropora to softies to anemones.
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12/18/2018, 08:49 PM | #32 |
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Currently running about 155 gal Frankenstein system with nothing more than t5s, a bit of led and a bit of extra flow. Have a nice skimmer but don’t run it because I don’t need to yet. ATO, couple heaters and that’s about it. I like simple too
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Who runs the simplest system here?
180 with the diy miro 8 bulb t5, drains into a 8 gallon algae barrel that’s gravity fed into a cryptic 40g food grade tub as a refugium filled with rock, sand and an eshopps psk-300skimmer, ato with a 10g reservoir, no heater, 2 jebao ow powerheads with a mag 9.5 return pump.
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Looks great! I really want to go skimmerless but the majority/all of tanks that I have seen , keep lps and softies. Do you have any acro dominated mixed reef tanks no skimmer? |
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12/19/2018, 09:15 AM | #36 |
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SPS do better and have better color without a skimmer on the tank. The current thought on running a reef is mainly driven by equipment manufactures to increase their bottom line. Of course, if your lazy, or insist on a large bio load and/or sand bottom, and/or avoid your tank maintenance then a skimmer is a must.
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12/19/2018, 10:08 AM | #37 |
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I might be in this category. I have a 100+ gallon horse trough/rubbermaid tub.
It has liverock and some marcos growing in it for nutrient control and that is it. I have a ATO on it. I dropped in a heater and some circulation pumps. Honestly the best system I have ever run since my early days in the hobby in the late 80's early 90's. Growth and color is off the chart. It has me rethinking things since this was a hold tank for corals till the new system is done. Stuff has been in there almost a year now.
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My tanks tend to be heavy on the zoa, Euphilia, Sinularia and Sarcophyton since when I started these are what did well under 40 watt T12 fluorescent bulbs and I'm still growing the same corals. As far as adding acros or montis I don't have any more of a problem than adding new types of zoas or chalices or Euphilia. If you want an example of acros grown without skimmers may I suggest Steve Tyree.
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I have a bare bottom, sumpless 40G with five fish and 3 medium size RBTA. Corals are softies and LPS. Two mp10s for flow, CBB for light, and an Tunze ATO. I took the skimmer and reactor off line about 2 yrs ago. 15-20% WC every 4-6 weeks. 2-part dosing by hand every 2-3 days.
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Remind your daughter that the attendees of the last climate change conference flew there in their private jets.
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It is! I must of been drunk when I wrote that. Interesting article about what is in skimmate on advanced aquarist by Ken S. Feldman. I struggled with one of my tanks, adding phosphate and nitrate every week till I finally just took the skimmer off line. The only export I’m using on that tank is cheatomorpha. Huge improvement in all coloration and not having to dose anymore.
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No, it’s a mixed tank with SPS, bird nest, Acropora, millipora, Montipora. I’m in the process of setting up a SPS only tank and will try running it the same way. Only been running skimmerless for about six months, so we’ll see it I have issues and go back to skimming. I forgot to mention I do run carbon.
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