Minimalist Mixed Reef: Sumpless & Skimmerless

[arnel0387]

FTS 02.13.16

 

[arnel0387]

Our flame wrasse pair!

 

[dh350twin]

FTS 02.13.16

No filter? Stunning. Curious about the long term success that can be had.

 

[arnel0387]

No filter? Stunning. Curious about the long term success that can be had.

Just using an Aquaclear 30 HOB filter!

 

[AMEE]

Finally remembered to come see your tank! I think I will be picking up an aquaclear again to have some filtration since I have an anemone now. What would you recommend? Ac30? What has worked best for you?

 

[Flameback Pair]

How do you like your Milwaukee digital refractometer? Is it worth the money? Is it easy to use? I'm sick of what I'm using: two swing-arm hydrometer that was never meant to be accurate, a glass hydrometer I'm afraid will break, and a see-through refractometer I can't use either (impossible if you wear glasses.) With the money I spent on those I could have bought a digital.

 

[Nano sapiens]

No filter? Stunning. Curious about the long term success that can be had.

Interestingly, some of the longest running nano tanks are very simple and 'filterless' (as in no mechanical filtration).

This is a really nice BB nano tank!

 

[arnel0387]

Finally remembered to come see your tank! I think I will be picking up an aquaclear again to have some filtration since I have an anemone now. What would you recommend? Ac30? What has worked best for you?

I'm still using the AC30 and love it! I soak it in vinegar and clean it every 2 weeks. I'm feeding 3-4 times a day and keeps my PO4 at 0.02 and nitrate around 5.

 

[arnel0387]

How do you like your Milwaukee digital refractometer? Is it worth the money? Is it easy to use? I'm sick of what I'm using: two swing-arm hydrometer that was never meant to be accurate, a glass hydrometer I'm afraid will break, and a see-through refractometer I can't use either (impossible if you wear glasses.) With the money I spent on those I could have bought a digital.

It's so easy to use and extremely accurate! Get one, it's one of my favorite equipment!

 

[arnel0387]

M

Interestingly, some of the longest running nano tanks are very simple and 'filterless' (as in no mechanical filtration).

This is a really nice BB nano tank!

Thank you!! It's still skimmerless and sumpless
I actually started manually dosing Acropower 1ml/day 2 weeks ago and tank is still 0.02 PO4 and nitrate around 5.

 

[Nano sapiens]

M


Thank you!! It's still skimmerless and sumpless
I actually started manually dosing Acropower 1ml/day 2 weeks ago and tank is still 0.02 PO4 and nitrate around 5.

I've been running a 12g this way for nearly 8 years and before that a 55g for nearly 10 years. The 12g always has less than 0.5 NO3 and 'undetectable' levels of PO4 (Salifert). Stability and thorough/consistant maintenance routine...

I've used Acropower at about 1/4 strength for about 6 months now. Based on past experience, I'd recommend starting with a lower than manufacturer recommended dose and see how the tank reacts over a month or two. Based on past experience, I found that it can easily stimulate algae growth, especially when a salt mix with vitamins/added organics like Reff Crystals is used for water changes.

 

[arnel0387]

Converted the tank into a frag tank since we are getting ready to move into our home! New tank will be 90% SPS! =D

Current SPS List:

Back Row

ORA Hawkins Echinata
ASD Rainbow Milli
ORA Cali Tort
Blue Monster
BC Hyperberry Shortcake
RMF Acid Trip Milli
ORA Red Planet
Tyree Pink Lemonade
Garf Purple Bonsai

Front Row
ORA Cali Blue Tort
Paletta Pink Tip
JF Fox Flame
ORA Oregon Tort
ORA Pearlberry
PC Rainbow
RR Pink Floyd
BC Sky Doppel
Tyree Red Dragon
SC Orange Passion
CC Retina Blaster Suharsoni

LPS:
Fathead Dendros
Toxic Green Hammer
JF Space Invader Pectinia

Softies:
Florida Ricordeas

 

[Flameback Pair]

Love the Garf Purple Bonsai. A must have for me.

 

[Joshuafisher]

Just sharing our six month-old mixed reef tank!

Info:
Tank-Standard 20-long aquarium
Lighting- 24" ATI Powermodule (Blue+ x3 and Coral+) with two 24" Reefbrite XHOs
Controller- Neptune Apex
Flow- MP10qd & Jebao RW4
ATO- Tunze Nano Osmolator
Rocks- 10lbs of caribsea and real reef live rock
Fish- clownfish pair and flame wrasse pair
Inverts- cleaner shrimp and banded trochus snails x10

Other Info:
BRS Kalkwasser on ATO water
1TBSP each of BRS Rox carbon and high-capacity GFO (on mesh bag Aquaclear 30) changed every two weeks
5 gallon water change using Tropic Marin Pro Reef salt mix every Saturday

Parameters:
SG- 1.025-1.026 (Milwaukee Digital)
Alkalinity- 7.7-8.0 (tested 2-3 times/week Hanna)
Calcium- 420-440ppm (Salifert)
Magnesium- 1250 (Salifert)
Nitrate- 5ppm (Salifert)
Phosphate- 0.03 (Hanna)

love the tank, I am thinking of converting my sump to sumpless. I have the exact same tank and just tired of the sump!!

 

[FangsAndGames]

FTS?