Subsea
5000 Club Member
Thank you for the very nice words, yes I do still run it that way.
The top tank is 1650 x 650 x 450 mm shallow. Fully divided at 1000 with a 75 mm swim through hole.
Both sides have a weir box, 2 drains and one return, shared sump.
The skimmer has been off for months so it runs two heaters and two returns, oh and a refugium!
The display refugium is all caulerpa, it is like a jungle in there, I never touch the sump except to clear the surface (note to self needs doing dude), if I harvest it is from the top tank judging on growth.
I dose additives manually and also top up with ro manually twice a day.
No water changes unless there is a very good reason.
I do try and remember to test my kh once a month!
Just under 50% of the water volume is not in the display, I don't call it "natural", it is run a bit more "naturally" than most!
There is nothing natural about a captive reef tank. In our living rooms, they can be elegant or sleek but in all cases, they command center attention.
In one of your early post on this thread, you mentioned how time consummming this tank upkeep was and that you would only recommend it to a retired person. Your photography paitience is producing amazing pictures. Keep them coming.
;Hilarious
