50 gallon skimmerless & sumpless

[Doug's fish]

I've seen many aquariums in my time. And that aquarium is a work of art from the heart. Just a couple of questions. Are you using any chemicals / additives,
each week , how often are your water chances and what filter system are you using ? All I say is WOW.

Great work !!!

Doug

[Carrera75]

Originally Posted by rusty

Nice tank, corals lok awesome!

Thanks

Originally Posted by Doug's fish

I've seen many aquariums in my time. And that aquarium is a work of art from the heart. Just a couple of questions. Are you using any chemicals / additives,
each week , how often are your water chances and what filter system are you using ? All I say is WOW.

Great work !!!

Doug

No, I don't use any chemicals or additives and water changes are done every couple of months. I guess the main filter system for this set up is the live rock and I also use an AC100 that's turned into a refugium.

I should mention that when this tank was first set up water changes were done weekly. However, as the tank got more established the frequency of water changes decreased. This is a very low maintenance system and I really don't do much other than cleaning the glass and feeding the fish.

Cheers

[Skimmerking]

the tank looks very good well done

[pscott99]

Really beautifull. How about a fuge shot ? No phosphate issues ? Did you have the normal cleanup crew ?

[Carrera75]

Originally Posted by asmodeus

the tank looks very good well done

Thanks, it's my little aquatic garden and I really enjoy doing the maintenance required to keep it looking great. This tank never gets neglected and I do my best to provide the best home possible for the corals and fish.

Originally Posted by pscott99

Really beautifull. How about a fuge shot ? No phosphate issues ? Did you have the normal cleanup crew ?

The refugium is nothing special. It's just an AquaClear 110 filter turned into a refugium. All I have in there is some cheato that gets pruned when needed and believe or not it does not even grow that fast. I'll try to take a pic when I get a chance.

[Triggz]

Awesome looking tank! I have actually met quite a few people over the years that have had similar success with a skimerless/sumpless setup. But I think this one takes the cake!

Do you use tap water or RODI? Also, are you using a higher end mix of salt? Or just good old IO?

Thanks.

[Carrera75]

Originally Posted by Triggz

Awesome looking tank! I have actually met quite a few people over the years that have had similar success with a skimerless/sumpless setup. But I think this one takes the cake!

Do you use tap water or RODI? Also, are you using a higher end mix of salt? Or just good old IO?

Thanks.

I used tap water for a couple of years but I have been getting water from Safeway for the last 4 years. No high end salt just the good old IO.