sumpless tanks

Hey everyone, im new. I already have a reef tank, but it didn't go very well, many species died, such as corals and fish. I think this was due to overpopulation ( i add like 7 species including tangs) in 100lts. Now, I want to make a shallow reef without sump and skimmer. Can you give me your...

Hey everyone I’m a new reefer here, I have. 75 gallon tank running for about 2 months. I’m unable to have a sump so I’ve been running 2 tidal 75 HOB filters. My tank always seems pretty dirty. I find myself cleaning the glass every other day and a good amount of algae that is all over my live...

Hey reefers I have a question. I manually dose my 55 gallon tank every day/ every other day depending on consumption of alk/calcium, but would much rather get a dose and have it dose daily throughout the day for increased stability. HOWEVER, I'm extremely curious, how often have dosing pumps...

If there is anyone out there running a 40 gallon breeder without a sump... Show me :)

Most Recent FTS: 7/28/18 "Wow, another 40 breeder build." - You, probably Hey everybody, I'm documenting my progress on my first ever reef tank. I've been in the freshwater hobby for a while now, but this is my first venture into the saltwater world. A little bit of backstory- I had a 20...

Hello all, I follow suit with all the other people who got stung by the reef hobby, I just can't stop obsessing myself with it. I have had freshwater aquariums for about 15 years now, reef aquarium has always been something I wanted to venture into, but just got scared away. I currently have a...

My last large tank was a 180 gallon, and I ran it with a Sump, Protein Skimmer, Chiller, UV Sterilizer, Heater, Metal Halides, and just about every other piece of equipment you can think of. BUT... more and more, I'm seeing Reefers who are successfully running small and large reef aquariums...