Gdbyrd
life's a beach
Due to the location of my tank(being in a corner), and the bottom glass being undrillable(tempered)..I'm setting up this tank to run without a skimmer.
I know, it sucks. But it's the only option I have if I want to keep this thing in my living room. Otherwise it's going to be hidden away in some room.
The tank is a 47g tall Marineland. I currently have a little over 150 lbs of LR in the tank, I'll supply a picture after I finish aquascaping. It's curing right now, I have my coral and some fish in another tank hanging.
I've been reading about how this can work, and it's a natural balance. You use nutrient exports like cheato and calpera, along with pretty stuff like sponges, clams, and xenia for extra nutrient export...this combined with a low bioload, and weekly water changes 10-15%..it should balance itself out.
For current livestock, I have: 2 clowns, 3 damsels, and a coral beauty. Plus a red brittle star. Corals include, frogspawn, button polyps, zoas, green tree coral, two different forms of xenia, and a whole bunch of mushrooms. Plus a squamosa clam.
I have a 150w hqi metal halide I'm gonna be topping this tank with. I'm going to do a lot of the lower light stuff so I hope I'm going the right way with this.
If I can I might be trading in a few of those damsels while they're easy to catch. But I wanted to ask you guys for any advice you might have for me while I'm setting this up. Do you have any recommendations towards livestock or anything else I should look into?
Thanks and pictures will follow after I get the rock finalized. I'll start this over here so I won't have all my questions spread out. Thanks again!
I know, it sucks. But it's the only option I have if I want to keep this thing in my living room. Otherwise it's going to be hidden away in some room.
The tank is a 47g tall Marineland. I currently have a little over 150 lbs of LR in the tank, I'll supply a picture after I finish aquascaping. It's curing right now, I have my coral and some fish in another tank hanging.
I've been reading about how this can work, and it's a natural balance. You use nutrient exports like cheato and calpera, along with pretty stuff like sponges, clams, and xenia for extra nutrient export...this combined with a low bioload, and weekly water changes 10-15%..it should balance itself out.
For current livestock, I have: 2 clowns, 3 damsels, and a coral beauty. Plus a red brittle star. Corals include, frogspawn, button polyps, zoas, green tree coral, two different forms of xenia, and a whole bunch of mushrooms. Plus a squamosa clam.
I have a 150w hqi metal halide I'm gonna be topping this tank with. I'm going to do a lot of the lower light stuff so I hope I'm going the right way with this.
If I can I might be trading in a few of those damsels while they're easy to catch. But I wanted to ask you guys for any advice you might have for me while I'm setting this up. Do you have any recommendations towards livestock or anything else I should look into?
Thanks and pictures will follow after I get the rock finalized. I'll start this over here so I won't have all my questions spread out. Thanks again!