Do you use mechenical filtration-such as filter floss,polyfilter, etc.?

[saltyfilmfolks]

lol, ya know theres a million ways to skin the cat
And Foxx, you know the next thing Im gonna say. REFUGIUM

 

[reeferfoxx]

lol, ya know theres a million ways to skin the cat
And Foxx, you know the next thing Im gonna say. REFUGIUM

You preach that a lot!! One of these days I might do it lol Not until nutrients become an issue lol Or at least not until I can't correct nutrient issues.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

brief my .02.
A skimmer and lr depends on healthy bacteria to rot the food, the skimmer pulls some of that out, w some floss in the hob aquaclear I found that i didnt have to wait quite so long and had less nutrient build up.
the $13 hob fuge grew my chato and provided another means of nutrient export besides WC.
Still a KISS.

 

[zeeGGee]

. What kind of filters do you have? I found in my sumpless the mech filters worked better than the hob skimmer.
In a sumpless you should feed different.

Just 60lbs of rocks.[emoji51]

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

You preach that a lot!! One of these days I might do it lol Not until nutrients become an issue lol Or at least not until I can't correct nutrient issues.

I do. My first 5 6 years were in sumpless tanks. I really saw visual difference in mainly how fast the glass went green. And I never really got cyano.
being sumpless too led me to DSB as well. But I dont preach that in sumpless, I preach shallow sand and Vacuum

 

[Salty1962]

I use a 200 micron filter sock during maintenance and then a mesh sock so I don't have to change as often. Keeps the big stuff out of the DT.

 

[Darryl]

Floss

 

[reeferfoxx]

I do. My first 5 6 years were in sumpless tanks. I really saw visual difference in mainly how fast the glass went green. And I never really got cyano.
being sumpless too led me to DSB as well. But I dont preach that in sumpless, I preach shallow sand and Vacuum

My 20 gallon is sumpless, skimmerless, and without refugium. No cyano in almost 2 years

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Just 60lbs of rocks.[emoji51]

itll be fun. Just watch the coral. Be careful how your feeding.
My lil 30 now is 3 fish only.
Im honestly thinking about an sps dominant planted tank. (mainly cuz my tunze skimmer dust died )

My 20 gallon is sumpless, skimmerless, and without refugium. No cyano in almost 2 years

Really? Nice!, just good feeding habits? light bio load? And No Floss?

 

[reeferfoxx]

itll be fun. Just watch the coral. Be careful how your feeding.
My lil 30 now is 3 fish only.
Im honestly thinking about an sps dominant planted tank. (mainly cuz my tunze skimmer dust died )


Really? Nice!, just good feeding habits? light bio load? And No Floss?

One fish, light feeding, packed full of coral with a HOB AC 70 with a sponge no carbon no gfo.. That is all lol

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

One fish, light feeding, packed full of coral with a HOB AC 70 with a sponge no carbon no gfo.. That is all lol

AH HA!!!
You balanced the tanks bioload!
@zeeGGee thats the key.
One method of nutrient export Folks forget is, the coral. It eats it gets bigger.
Prettier than chato too.

 

[reeferfoxx]

AH HA!!!
You balanced the tanks bioload!
@zeeGGee thats the key.
One method of nutrient export Folks forget is, the coral. It eats it gets bigger.
Prettier than chato too.

Well.. I could probably do another fish or two. However, as the tank gets older the nutrients increase. So yes, in a sense it's balanced. That said, the tank was suppose to be torn down 5 months ago. The one fish, a six line wrasse, helps keep pests at bay.

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

My diy poly filter sponge sock-ish filter stick thingy . Hahaha

 

[zeeGGee]

Well.. I could probably do another fish or two. However, as the tank gets older the nutrients increase. So yes, in a sense it's balanced. That said, the tank was suppose to be torn down 5 months ago. The one fish, a six line wrasse, helps keep pests at bay.

Same here. I do have AC 110 as refugium full
of chaeto with submersible LED.[emoji846]