Marko haga style reefing? Chemistry?

[nanomania]

He guys if u dono him, he has one of the best lowtech skimmerless systems and that too sps dominated..

https://reefbuilders.com/2011/01/04/sreef-stunning-skimmerless-reef-tank-marko-haga/

Soon ill be plannin on a 150g sumpless skimmerless system working on a eheim canister 2062 (the monster l) or a fluval fx6.

Plannin on 100 to150kg of live or dead rock and 1" redsea ocean white sand (i dono howmany kg shud i buy). I dont like dsb some how.

I want to solely depend upon liverock for biological filteration and nothing else. So the canister will have jus foam pads and polishin pads with phosguard, carbon and 2 bags of purigen. Ill also add a bag of ceramic rings or eheim media not as biological filteration but jus incase if i wana setup a new tank, the mesia will help cycle the aquarium faster.

Now if u see Marco haga's system, he is using biopellets without the skimmer. Is that possible? Is any1 currently using then without skimmer? If yes, how? Can i add it right in between the filter sponges in the canister? So the bacteria stays in the sponge and doesnt come out. Might soing stupid, but jus a ****. Also is it really necessary to use biopellets?

Well mostly im plannin to keep jus softies and lps, but i wana try sps too if possible.

Any1 tried or using same method?

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Thanks for sharing! That's a great tank! Need him to share it here!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Now if u see Marco haga's system, he is using biopellets without the skimmer. Is that possible? Is any1 currently using then without skimmer? If yes, how? Can i add it right in between the filter sponges in the canister? So the bacteria stays in the sponge and doesnt come out. Might soing stupid, but jus a ****. Also is it really necessary to use biopellets?

Well mostly im plannin to keep jus softies and lps, but i wana try sps too if possible.

Any1 tried or using same method?

There are quite a few people trying to use organic carbon dosing without a skimmer. I've not seen any results long term, although some have done this for a while, but there is no theoretical reason it cannot work. You just need enough growth in the tank of organisms to take up the nutrients (especially phosphate) that are added.

Since you are using Phosban for phosphate and Purigen and the Phosban will get coated with bacteria and export them, your list of methods seems fine to try.

 

[nanomania]

There are quite a few people trying to use organic carbon dosing without a skimmer. I've not seen any results long term, although some have done this for a while, but there is no theoretical reason it cannot work. You just need enough growth in the tank of organisms to take up the nutrients (especially phosphate) that are added.

Since you are using Phosban for phosphate and Purigen and the Phosban will get coated with bacteria and export them, your list of methods seems fine to try.

Im gona use phosguard and not phosban, it has worked for me. Well so can i add few biopellets in the canister filter? Also ill be cleaning the canister once a month and replace with new water that will be dumped during the cleaning of canister. I wont rwplace purigen weekly, it will be replaced every 6mnths or more till it turns dark brown to black (wont regenerate them). Also the filter floss will be replaced every month with new ones.. not the sponges, they will jus be cleaned with freshwater.
Forgot to mention certian points and ideas.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Im gona use phosguard and not phosban, it has worked for me. Well so can i add few biopellets in the canister filter? Also ill be cleaning the canister once a month and replace with new water that will be dumped during the cleaning of canister. I wont rwplace purigen weekly, it will be replaced every 6mnths or more till it turns dark brown to black (wont regenerate them). Also the filter floss will be replaced every month with new ones.. not the sponges, they will jus be cleaned with freshwater.
Forgot to mention certian points and ideas.

Sorry, I meant Phosguard, but typed Phosban by mistake. Both will accomplish the task.

I do not know how well biopellets will work in a cannister. I've not really looked into that.