I am new to the forum, and from perusing it, it seems a common theme is maintaining water quality.
I have a 24 gallon Aquopod with the dual power compact lighting system, and it's been up and running for about 4 months now. I am only using the filtration that came with the tank.
It's pretty extensively stocked:
Coral
-Acanth. Lordhowensis
-Daisy polyps
-Large striped mushroom rock
-Pink Zoos
-Blue Sponge
-Pink Cynarina
-Pink tipped plate coral
-Orange plate coral
-Frogspawn
-Derasea clam
-Slipper coral
-Baby bubble
-Star polyps
-Frilly mushroom frag
-Euphylia frag
-Pavona frag
-Blueberry Gorgonian
Fish
-4 Barnacle blennies
-True Percula (which has taken to the frogspawn and vice versa)
-Tail spot blenny
- Purple firefish
Inverts
-4 Scarlet hermits
-8 Assorted snails
-2 Fighting conches
-2 Tiger pistol shrimp
-Sally lightfoot crab
-Blood cleaner shrimp
I don't do anything other than a weekly to biweekly 15% water change, and my parameters have all been ideal, and my water is crystal clear. I do of course, use B ionic for alkalinity and calcium, and I do dose iodine.
I think the key is that I have 20 pounds of premium Bali live rock (my dealer in Chicago is amazing), I used live sand, and I use Bactervital not only for the original seeding of the tank, but also anytime I do a water change. It seems to me that "natural" filtration is the most effective in the end. What do you guys think? I swear by bactervital!
I have a 24 gallon Aquopod with the dual power compact lighting system, and it's been up and running for about 4 months now. I am only using the filtration that came with the tank.
It's pretty extensively stocked:
Coral
-Acanth. Lordhowensis
-Daisy polyps
-Large striped mushroom rock
-Pink Zoos
-Blue Sponge
-Pink Cynarina
-Pink tipped plate coral
-Orange plate coral
-Frogspawn
-Derasea clam
-Slipper coral
-Baby bubble
-Star polyps
-Frilly mushroom frag
-Euphylia frag
-Pavona frag
-Blueberry Gorgonian
Fish
-4 Barnacle blennies
-True Percula (which has taken to the frogspawn and vice versa)
-Tail spot blenny
- Purple firefish
Inverts
-4 Scarlet hermits
-8 Assorted snails
-2 Fighting conches
-2 Tiger pistol shrimp
-Sally lightfoot crab
-Blood cleaner shrimp
I don't do anything other than a weekly to biweekly 15% water change, and my parameters have all been ideal, and my water is crystal clear. I do of course, use B ionic for alkalinity and calcium, and I do dose iodine.
I think the key is that I have 20 pounds of premium Bali live rock (my dealer in Chicago is amazing), I used live sand, and I use Bactervital not only for the original seeding of the tank, but also anytime I do a water change. It seems to me that "natural" filtration is the most effective in the end. What do you guys think? I swear by bactervital!
