filterless system

tgoeujon · #1 07-17-2008, 03:57 AM

at the moment im running a fluval 305 on my 55 gallon and was wondering if anyone runs filterless as i would like to get rid of the fluval (noise) ive got about 100 lbs of live rock and an excessive cleanup crew. if anyone does this some points and what not to dos would be helpful.

thanks Trevor

Bugsy · #2 07-17-2008, 03:59 AM

I have never done this but my neighbour has a 125 that he runs filterless and has nothing but crash after crash. Don't know what in the world he is doing wrong. He has wiped out some major $$$$$ in corals and fish each time but will not put a filter on it......

See what others think.

Drock169 · #3 07-17-2008, 04:04 AM

most reef tanks dont run canister filters

xtreme · #4 07-17-2008, 04:07 AM

are you running a skimmer?

banditpowdercoat · #5 07-17-2008, 04:31 AM

Just run a sump, with some slower flow. and Powerheads in tank. That will keep your noise down. I only run filters on my FW tanks. SW just has Phosban reactor, skimmer and the LR

lorenz0 · #6 07-17-2008, 04:39 AM

IMO nothing over a 20gal can run a filterless system. I put in alot of time cleaning and doing changes on mine. a 55gal is to big and is impossible with to many fish. O have 2 myself and I think that is to many and plan on putting a good HOB skimmer on the tank to help me out a bit

Carrera75 · #7 07-17-2008, 04:50 AM

My tank 50 gallon reef tank has been skimerless for 2 years and all my fish, corals and invertebrates have been thriving so far. I must say that my tank has no SPS and perhaps that's why I can get away with running a skimerless tank. So far my corals have been growing pretty well. In fact I sell frags often so to say that a reef tank cannot be skimerless is not entirely true.

Here is a link to another beautiful skimerless tank...check it out!
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=893433

tgoeujon · #8 07-17-2008, 05:02 AM

i am running a skimmer. but no sump.

Canuckgod420 · #9 07-17-2008, 05:25 AM

My wifes tank is skimmerless and its a 34 gallon cube with softies, lps, and an orange plating montipora...everything looks great, including the 6 fish and countless snails(they breed so much I have to move the small ones to my tank). It does have a sump in which we run a phosban reactor with 1/2 a cup of carbon, and a filter sock on the return to eliminate microbubbles from returning to the tank. The only flow we have is the return pump, which causes a lot of turbulence in the cube.

marie · #10 07-17-2008, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tgoeujon

i am running a skimmer. but no sump.

I've never run a filter on any of my reeftanks, a skimmer and live rock is all you need