Lets see those Skimmerless SPS Tanks.

[huskysglare1]

I don't know if there are any beautiful skimmerless SPS tanks out there, but you guys can prove me wrong.

 

[Atomikk]

(crickets) (crickets).....





j/k

 

[Diver Dan SD]

My skimmer does'nt really do anything, does that count? I do 30-35% WC's weekly and only have 3 fish so there isn't much organic material to be skimmed...

 

[huskysglare1]

any pictures?

 

[Diver Dan SD]

I just bought a bunch of brown wild caughts 3 weeks ago and some are taking a little while to color up (hence the big brown ugly corals) but everything else is doing good. I've found that if you keep your organic wastes minimal through large WC's and little feeding, your SPS colors turn out zeovit'like

ORA Stuber Acro

Ugly Brown Acro turning green

Brown Wild Caught

Lime green with an almost pink base tabling wild caught Acropora latistella

Superman Monti

 

[-=Efrain=-]

Diver Dan SD - Your aquascape reminds me of a dinosaur. Cool!

 

[dvanacker]

I would never even attempt an SPS system with out a skimmer because it doesnt make sense to me ....>BUT....

when ever I think of a beautiful SPS skimmerless tank I think of (well the only one I know) Frank Esser.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2006/2/aquarium/view?searchterm=None

 

[Diver Dan SD]

Diver Dan SD - Your aquascape reminds me of a dinosaur. Cool!

:lolspin:
It kinda does!

I'm not saying that i have a skimmerless tank by all means; I'm just saying it plays a very small role when you have relatively no bioload and do regular tank maintenence.

 

[Mike de Leon]

It does add oxygen into the system. I have a 160 gal with only three fish. Two false percs and a yellow tang. My skimmer cone skimmer still produces 3 inches of skimmate a week with 20 WC.

 

[huskysglare1]

Nice tank Dan. Ya, you don't count. You do have a skimmer. I think it extract so little wastes because it doesn't seem you any. Hehe.

 

[5h3rW1N]

nice supaman you got!

 

[zaheda]

Check out Mudshark, Border skimmerless reef on marineaquariumsa.com. It can be done successfully without a skimmer. These guys have perfected using just a algae turf scrubber and yes they have plenty of sps.
Suhayl
South Africa

 

[Psionicdragon]

very nice rock work
how did you keep them in place or steady them?