What do you use for nutrient control?

[Dinodanger]

What’s your removal method?

 

[X-37B]

Filter sock, skimmer, bare bottom, small-1 cup rox carbon reactor, 3 liters eheim substrate pro in mesh bag, on my zero water change system.

 

[dbowman5]

I have a 75 gal DT holding about 60 gallons of water with a 55 gal sump holding an additional 30 gallons. 16 gallons of the sump is Refugium with chaeto, live rock, pink fuji sand pods and other detrivores. I have a Bubble Magus Curve 5 skimmer on the sump. I also do an occasional water change. No socks or floss. no carbon. two weir separation of sections in sump.
this keeps up with: 3 mollies, one damsel, one clownfish, one shrimp, two emerald crabs, multiple hermits, some assorted snails, frozen food , nori, pellets, and reef roids. (insert graphic of me grinning with both fingers crossed)

 

[ReefHomieJon]

Filter sock, skimmer, bare bottom, small-1 cup rox carbon reactor, 3 liters eheim substrate pro in mesh bag, on my zero water change system.

I do very minimal water changes too. But I do small ones every 3 months or so. What do you use to replenish trace elements?

 

[LegendaryCG]

Just a protein skimmer, filter floss, weekly vibrant per recommended amount and automatic 1 gallon a day water change. I keep a bag of chemipure blue in full time that I change monthly. My tank is bare bottom so I will turn up my power head to help remove build up.

 

[Pntbll687]

Right now just skimmer and water changes.

I had great success with bio pellets on my last tank, so I'm thinking about starting them back up on the new one.

 

[LegendaryCG]

I have a 75 gal DT holding about 60 gallons of water with a 55 gal sump holding an additional 30 gallons. 16 gallons of the sump is Refugium with chaeto, live rock, pink fuji sand pods and other detrivores. I have a Bubble Magus Curve 5 skimmer on the sump. I also do an occasional water change. No socks or floss. no carbon. two weir separation of sections in sump.
this keeps up with: 3 mollies, one damsel, one clownfish, one shrimp, two emerald crabs, multiple hermits, some assorted snails, frozen food , nori, pellets, and reef roids. (insert graphic of me grinning with both fingers crossed)

That’s a really light load for that setup, you could probably triple it and still be fine.

 

[dbowman5]

That’s a really light load for that setup, you could probably triple it and still be fine.

thanks, in time I will, but when i get more fish will i still be as fascinated by the invert/microfauna? a white starfish sighting is exciting to me.

 

[Vette67]

40 gallon remote fuge full of chaeto and a biopellet reactor. If I dial up the flow in the pellet reactor, you can really see the skimmer output increase. I have to choke it back so I don’t completely strip nutrients

 

[Udest]

Plus on the micro fauna they're super neat ,on topic I use blade calurepa and light feedings to keep my levels low but stable since I am running a mostly softie tank

 

[LegendaryCG]

thanks, in time I will, but when i get more fish will i still be as fascinated by the invert/microfauna? a white starfish sighting is exciting to me.

Oh I agree I like inverts better than fish. Just to contrast here’s what’s in my thriving 70G

Here’s what’s in my tank:
2 frostbite clowns
1 flameback angel
1 fire fish
1 royal gramma
1 scopas tang
2 goby scorpionfish
2 mollies
1 fairy wrasse
1 lawnmower Benny
1 yellow clown goby

1 cleaner shrimp
3 scarlet shrimp
1 emerald crab
1 sally light foot crab
Hermits/snails
Anemones
Tons of LPS/SPS and softies

 

[Bryknicks]

Skimmer, refugium, and filter floss for a couple days a month. I don't do "regular" water changes but do some small water changes once or twice a month.

 

[X-37B]

I do very minimal water changes too. But I do small ones every 3 months or so. What do you use to replenish trace elements?

No water changes since starup 11 months ago. I do replace skimmer water and adjust salinity with new salt water but thats it.
I use DSR trace elements daily and esv strontium to maintain NSW levels.
Carx for alk and ca only as I run manmade media.
Alk 7-7.5
Ca 450
Mag 1350
Po4 .02-.06
No3 1-2

 

[esther]

What’s your removal method?

Fuge & Skimmer

 

[ca1ore]

I voted everything (aka other). You're missing a bunch of options in the poll (skimmer, ATS, sulfur reactor).

 

[Dinodanger]

I voted everything (aka other). You're missing a bunch of options in the poll (skimmer, ATS, sulfur reactor).

Tbh skimmer escaped my mind for some reason and suffer reactors are somewhat uncommon, what’s ats stand for

 

[Bryknicks]

ATS is an "algae turf scrubber". The ATS and skimmer would be two good options to add to the poll. ATS are becoming popular essentially as a replacement for a refugium that takes up much less space.

 

[Pntbll687]

Tbh skimmer escaped my mind for some reason and suffer reactors are somewhat uncommon, what’s ats stand for

ATS - algae turf scrubber

 

[vetteguy53081]

Zeovit system

 

[Soylent Wrasse]

Water changes, copepods, amphipods, and isopods. (Microfauna)