Reef Tank without fish?

[dr_vinnie_boombatz]

THIS!!!!
So I’m looking at this tank and there is beauty in the cleanliness and simplicity …
I’m curious how much nitrification is going on and where …
also the dosing and feeding regimes …
please come back

Thanks! It's been a lot of learning and trail/error.... I feed the coral every 3 days. Broadcast feed RS Reef Energy+ and spot feed frozen (either Rod's coral blend or Rod's pacific plankton blend). I learned a valuable lesson on QT so had a step back on growth (but got rid of the worms...); dosing RS 7 part and use Hanna egg testers + ICP. I'm actually upgrading to a IM 20g long for more room and more sump space. Chamber 1 has an inTank media basket with inTank floss at the top, followed by BRS Rox carbon + purigen, and at the botton is Seachem matrix (non bag, measure out to 12.5g, not the whole 250mL bottle). It works for me, the frag racks and disks let me inspect the coral, clean the tank, etc. much easier. The skimmer also drains back into the sump, I only use it for increase aeration and to help with pH.

 

[Doctorgori]

Thanks! It's been a lot of learning and trail/error.... I feed the coral every 3 days. Broadcast feed RS Reef Energy+ and spot feed frozen (either Rod's coral blend or Rod's pacific plankton blend). I learned a valuable lesson on QT so had a step back on growth (but got rid of the worms...); dosing RS 7 part and use Hanna egg testers + ICP. I'm actually upgrading to a IM 20g long for more room and more sump space. Chamber 1 has an inTank media basket with inTank floss at the top, followed by BRS Rox carbon + purigen, and at the botton is Seachem matrix (non bag, measure out to 12.5g, not the whole 250mL bottle). It works for me, the frag racks and disks let me inspect the coral, clean the tank, etc. much easier. The skimmer also drains back into the sump, I only use it for increase aeration and to help with pH.

thank you,
If you stop back in may I ask why SeaChem matrix? Have you used or seen the SeaChem denitrate? I’ve had both, they look similar but supposedly you can use both…
Have you considered removing it?
Do you still get pods?
That RS AB is that the green stuff? how long you been using it and are the results noticeable?
I

 

[Tommypantsmagee]

I didn't get to know where the rocks came from, that went into the non feed tank. age/check that's really good length of time agreed with animals that actively feed to, finding sustenance


where did the rocks come from that went originally into the non feed tank, before the move

if they came from a reef tank, then the outcome is: that tank is able to stave off total starvation demise really well so far. it would make 100% sense how the tank is going: live rock carries that much sustenance during fallow times. it is the largest version of one of those sealed ecosystem eggs where the opulae shrimp inside simply had no other option, a place they never adapted to. but its lasting longer than I would have bet for sure, that part is neat to hear of.


and if they were dry rocks, bottle bac cycled, and no solid food ever was put into that tank and no live rock/surfaces other than the actual skeletons of the corals inserted, no seawater use, then I'm still on a hunt for the revealing clues as there's no precedent for that in reefing so its a fascinating description of the setup


*hey would you post closeup pics of the sandbed and rocks, curious how much coralline/benthic growth markers are on the rocks/algae pockets just the normal stuff. it's neat to be able to see how live rock ages in restricted systems vs fed ones. that's helpful to see can you post updated phone pics from today that are closer up/just a few?

thank you for responding. I remember a time nobody believed a fishbowl reef wasn't a photoshop it is nice to hear the age details of the system, 6+ years is serious age proof it is.

I snapped a few pics yesterday when I had some time. As for where the rock came from prior to setting this tank up I think it was acid washed, bleached , and then RODI soaked because at first we were using this tank as a frag tank and we liked the look of rock better than egg crate after a while.

 

[Tommypantsmagee]

I snapped a few pics yesterday when I had some time. As for where the rock came from prior to setting this tank up I think it was acid washed, bleached , and then RODI soaked because at first we were using this tank as a frag tank and we liked the look of rock better than egg crate after a while.

Sorry for the blue light special, lol. Also, the red monti cap is new to the tank. We glued a chunk to the back wall when we re-set up the big tank and had to frag the colony we had in the refugee tank we had in the basement. I

 

[Tommypantsmagee]

Most of the coralline grows on the glass of tank, which of course we love to scrape off after it reaches a thickness and we realize we can’t see into the tank anymore. It’s a weird little tank.