50 gallon skimmerless & sumpless

Skimmerking · #1 05-30-2011, 02:34 PM

the tank looks very good well done

pscott99 · #2 05-30-2011, 03:08 PM

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

Carrera75 · #3 05-30-2011, 04:00 PM

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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.

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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 · #4 05-30-2011, 06:13 PM

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 · #5 05-30-2011, 10:31 PM

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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.

Maverick00 · #6 06-28-2011, 05:10 AM

Amazing.. so i know its been over 4 years, but how long since the tank was first cycled out of curiosity?

Carrera75 · #7 06-28-2011, 04:01 PM

This tank didn't go through a cycle or if it did it was a small one. I bought liverock and sand from a guy that had just shut down his tank and this greatly helped to minimize the cycle period. This tank never had any algae problems and ran skimmerless & sumpless very successfully for 7 years. Coral growth and polyp extension was awesome.

This reef tank was shut down this past weekend.