Mechanical filtration + BB

[mr_alberta]

Originally Posted by Gizmo

Relativly close to the topic:

I was watching big brother 6 this season, and I noticed they had what looked like a 200g tank, fake plants, big creek rock, NO Live Rock and a good number of salt water fish, some tangs, etc. Looked GREAT. How does one go about having a FO tank with no live rock? What are the filters needed to keep things running. I was thinking of setting up a small 50g at my office in a similar fasion.

I would assume they have a huge wet/dry filter somewhere packed with bio-balls for that...

[Richer]

Just run it like you would with a FW tank. Run either a wet/dry, or go simpler and run a few canisters. Fishless cycle the tank with ammonia, and add fish when cycle is complete (after ~4-6 weeks). Just add salt. Water changes are done to keep nitrates low, just like in FW tanks.

-Rich