skimmerless tank show off thread

[fishlover1478]

show the off

 

[40g Nano]

Full tank shots or coral pics?
Anyway here’s a few

 

[40g Nano]

Some more

 

[fishlover1478]

Full tank shots or coral pics?
Anyway here’s a few

full tank shots and equipment shots

 

[40g Nano]

Oh
I have an algae problem but...

 

[40g Nano]

Nuvo 40 tank
Maxspect jump led
Sicce nano power head
A fuge with chaeto and a planted tank light
2 filter socks
Stock return
2 clowns(gladiator and black snowflake) and six line wrasse
Coral is a gorgonian, numerous zoas, ricordia, frogspawn, dragon soul goniastrea, gsp, Kenya trees, montipora, Duncan, and a leather, and a mushroom

 

[fishlover1478]

Oh
I have an algae problem but...

very blue.
what are you using for filtration and what is your maintenance schedule IE(feeding, water changes, general cleaning)

 

[40g Nano]

It isn’t so blue, but the camera makes it seem that way
Glass cleaning when it needs it, weekly wc of 4 or so gallons with GHA removal, feeding pellets once a day, and dosing calcium 2ml every day

 

[40g Nano]

There is my light spectrum and schedule

 

[fishlover1478]

can you try to get a picture whenever the light isn't as blue?

i'm planning a crazy high bioload for my 75 i come from the freshwater world so generally my approach to high bioloads is to just feed crazy and water change crazy

i'm still working out the details(feeding and filtration) but here is the list

2 O.clownfish
1 captive bred rainford goby
1 diamond goby
1 or 2 yellow watchman goby with some type of pistol shrimp
1 starry blenny
1 midas blenny
1 blue flasher wrasse
1 social fairy wrasse
2 yellow/green clown goby
1 coral beauty angelfish
1 royal gramma
2 captive bred spotted mandarin
2 skunk cleaner shrimp
clams
sessile worms
varius crabs
softies
maybe lps

i want to get the large pax bellum for nutrient export and a carbon reactor and like i said large water changes

 

[40g Nano]

A fuge will be good, many water changes

add the fish GRADUALLY over months

I also came from a freshwater background

 

[fishlover1478]

A fuge will be good, many water changes

add the fish GRADUALLY over months

I also came from a freshwater background

do you know who aquarium co op is?
they started a forum and it is awesome

so i've heard a algae reactor is more efficient than a standard fuge
but i've dedicated a section of my sump to rock rubble and crushed coral around 3ish inches if were wondering
i also need to figure out pod culturing due to the mandarins, rainford goby, and diamond goby

 

[40g Nano]

That is too much of a bio load
Can I tweak it?
You will be better off with a skimmer

 

[40g Nano]

I don’t think pods will be nearly enough for the fish
And yes I know who aquarium co op is

 

[fishlover1478]

That is too much of a bio load
Can I tweak it?
You will be better off with a skimmer

sure.
the mandarin is a must and the social fairy wrasse

 

[40g Nano]

Rocks will be better for the section of your sump because it is more porous
Marine pure block is even better

 

[fishlover1478]

I don’t think pods will be nearly enough for the fish
And yes I know who aquarium co op is

not for all them just for the one that need it i will be feeding other foods

 

[fishlover1478]

Rocks will be better for the section of your sump because it is more porous
Marine pure block is even better

i have a 8x4x4 marine pure block in the section i will add a skimmer to if i need it

 

[stanlalee]

About 3-4 months old. Got bored and pulled out the biocube 14 that had been sitting in the garage for a decade. Bought it for my son who took no interest. It's skimmerless because I had/have no intentions of heavy modding or spending. Filtration is a 5w coralife biocube uv sterilizer, 250ml Seachem matrix in the middle chamber and factory biocube cartridge filters with the media dumped in the top compartment, replaced with rox 0.8/Rowaphos mix and glued back together.

 

[mindme]

My tank is too young to show off anything really, but here it is @ little over 1 months old(I think). None of those coral are on the sand bed anymore, these pics are a few weeks old.

No skimmer and no plans for one. Do have a refugium, but since the tank is currently fallow it's only running a few hours at night currently.