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12/26/2005, 10:14 PM
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Breaking all the rules?
First of all, I'm not suggesting anyone do what I'm doing. In fact, I can't wait to upgrade to a 125 Gallon RR Tank this summer. I've been motivated to share this setup with everyone here by the last 4 visitors I've had at my home.
My current setup includes: 46 Gallon bow tank. 250 Metal Halide 20k, (2) 600 Maxi-jet powerheads. I do not run a sump, refuge, RO/DI, Calc. Reactors... Nothing. I have no filters at all on the tank. Here is my filtration: about 80 lbs. liverock, 3-4" sand bed. I have 3 types of macro-alge stuffed behind the rocks for pod growth and O2. OK here are my inhabitants: I have 2 Clarkii, 1 Mandarin Goby, 2 clams (Crocea & Derasa), 3 types of zooanthids, green star polyps (hitch hiker), torch coral, toadstool, green hairy mushrooms, blue mushrooms, galaxia, devil's hand, green sinularia, 2 feather dusters (hitch hiker), sebae anemone. I do water changes about once per month and top off with tap water. I add about 2 teaspoons of coralvite every week as far as additives. Nobody I have shown my setup to believed that I have been running my setup this way until I open my stand and show them the only thing there is a powerstrip. I never really thought anything of this until people started making a big deal. I have been setup for about 1.5 yrs. I just let live rock and sand sit in the tank for about 3 months before adding anything to the tank. That was fun watching things come out of the live rock alone. About 50 serpent stars or more. I then added fish at month 4. I added the goby about 2 weeks ago. I guess I just wanted to share my experience up to this point without the use of anything but patience, good lighting, and lots of live rock as a biological filter. Maybe I'll be updating in a few months that I had a major crash but so far so good. (Pics Removed)
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12/26/2005, 11:03 PM
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12/26/2005, 11:05 PM
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Yeah ... I took mostmof that bubble algae out last night. Much easier than the hair alge
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12/26/2005, 11:49 PM
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Yeah ... I love adding things but I enjoy watching the little things going on in the tank like the pods and other hitch hikers. I go through spurts.
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12/26/2005, 11:54 PM
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this is amazing, can you email me pics (they are removed from the thread) . any pics you have , the more the merrier.
thanks Dave djacob@wcgltd.com |
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12/27/2005, 12:47 AM
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I removed the photos... They obviously became a distraction and were not the focal point of the thread. I was just pointing out that all of the $$$ equipment has not been necessary so far.
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