6 months no water change, no skimmer, no testing and everything looks great

[gobytron]

And a few I took after I'd played with the camera a bit and added some inhabitants.

You can see in the first pic here how the algae was on the glass.
I leave 1 pane that way as a source of food and breeding for copepods.

[soapy]

That clown goby looks a little scrawny, is it eating? If you were in Calgary I would bring you an acro for it to munch on, if nothing else.

But otherwise the tank looks great.

[gobytron]

I got it from King Eds for free.

Completely emaciated and pasty white.

Have been feeding him Selcon/Arctipods which he's crazy about.

He's also not adverse to eating the gorg you see it sitting on.

Thanks for the offer though.

I am sure it would love an SPS to munch on...problem is that you need a good sized one in order to mitigate the effects of it's feeding and most SPS would have 0 chance in this system.

He's on week 3 since I brought him home, I'm hoping he'll start to color up soon.

This pic was taken the day he was put in there....he looks fatter now but still very pale.

[Bblinks]

Softy tanks are a bit different than say LPS tanks when it comes to water changes and regular maintenance schedule, you can get away with quite a bit in my experience with softies but if you ever get into SPS and you think you can get away with it, you will be regretting it pretty darn quick.

Sorry to jump in on your thread, I just want to clarify it for anyone who are just starting out in this hobby and possibly take this thread the wrong way.

[gobytron]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

Softy tanks are a bit different than say LPS tanks when it comes to water changes and regular maintenance schedule, you can get away with quite a bit in my experience with softies but if you ever get into SPS and you think you can get away with it, you will be regretting it pretty darn quick.

Sorry to jump in on your thread, I just want to clarify it for anyone who are just starting out in this hobby and possibly take this thread the wrong way.

Other than 'shrooms and a kenya tree and the Tyree toadstool, there aren't many softies in here.

Plate Coral, Several Frogspawns and a torch...there are some porites in there....which are in fact SPS...they were the organism I was most concerned about but even they still grew.

In my experience, most LPS do just fine in nigh nutrient environments.

I had just posted in the post above yours that most SPS would have 0 chance in this system as well.

It's also mentioned a couple times in other posts above...give it a read.

Definitely never hurts to state to obvious though...especially if you're concerned with newbies reading this thread.

[toytech]

Nice and simple tank , looks good.

[Bblinks]

Originally Posted by gobytron

Other than 'shrooms and a kenya tree and the Tyree toadstool, there aren't many softies in here.

Plate Coral, Several Frogspawns and a torch...there are some porites in there....which are in fact SPS...they were the organism I was most concerned about but even they still grew.

In my experience, most LPS do just fine in nigh nutrient environments.

I had just posted in the post above yours that most SPS would have 0 chance in this system as well.

It's also mentioned a couple times in other posts above...give it a read.

Definitely never hurts to state to obvious though...especially if you're concerned with newbies reading this thread.

Only a few pieces here and there I missed, I would still consider that for the most part a softies tank, easy peasy.

LPS will do okay in high nutrient levels for certain amount of time but if you want them to keep amazing colors and have it spawn babies, I would still recommend some water changes.

Everyone is different in this hobby so if nice and easy is what you are looking for than all the power to you.

Your tank looks pretty good , as long as you enjoy it, that's all it matters.

[gobytron]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

Only a few pieces here and there I missed, I would still consider that for the most part a softies tank, easy peasy.

LPS will do okay in high nutrient levels for certain amount of time but if you want them to keep amazing colors and have it spawn babies, I would still recommend some water changes.

Everyone is different in this hobby so if nice and easy is what you are looking for than all the power to you.

Your tank looks pretty good , as long as you enjoy it, that's all it matters.

My experience with LPS is totally adverse to yours but I do appreciate your opinion.

You may call my lps/zoa tank whatever you wish....it's just a mixed reef, like most peoples.

Thanks for your input.

I know a lot of you guys love your fuzzy sticks...been there, done that, have the T-Shirt.

The are so colorful but SO boring...the joy of them is really in the challenge it takes to keep them....which just got old to me.

What I like best about this tank is the layman who has no knowledge of aquaria is even more enthused with this kind of set up. I have friends come by who have seen all my tanks and think this one is more fun to watch.

More movement and lots more going on I guess.

[gobytron]

Just to give you an example, that plate has grown 2-3mm and has also encrusted on the rock it's on.

There are a few new heads on each of the Euphyllia as well.

Proof is always in the pudding.