Minimalist clown/nem tank
- Thread starter jhowerton
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everybody will tell you to get at least 30lbs of live rock plus what is the anemone going to attach to? you need it for the biological filter since you only have the one filter. is it a skimmer? I use a hang on back skimmer and no sump but also use a canister filter hidden in the stand
CoralsAddiction
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Have you considered putting Tonga branches? They give you that biological filter as suggested above and do not take up as much space as regular live rock.
urbanrat84
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Live rock is only one kind of filtration and there are so many other options you can go with instead.
For filtration, you mainly need to address dissolved organics that make the water go yellow, phosphates and nitrates.
You could use a Marine Pure plate as a substitute for live rock biofiltration, seed this with Dr Tim's One & Only Nitrifying Bacteria when you cycle the tank. The plate can be buried in the substrate to hide it from view.
Depending on how much space you have in that HOB filter you could try a combo of some of the following, I'm sure there are even more options than what I'm listing:
Purigen
Poly-Filter
Chemipure Elite
Phosphate RX
Biopellet Reactor
Microbial cleaning products
Activated Carbon
In-tank skimmer such as a Tunze Comline model or Auqa Ghost
There are also some options using an automatic doser such as carbon dosing and the Zeovit system
For filtration, you mainly need to address dissolved organics that make the water go yellow, phosphates and nitrates.
You could use a Marine Pure plate as a substitute for live rock biofiltration, seed this with Dr Tim's One & Only Nitrifying Bacteria when you cycle the tank. The plate can be buried in the substrate to hide it from view.
Depending on how much space you have in that HOB filter you could try a combo of some of the following, I'm sure there are even more options than what I'm listing:
Purigen
Poly-Filter
Chemipure Elite
Phosphate RX
Biopellet Reactor
Microbial cleaning products
Activated Carbon
In-tank skimmer such as a Tunze Comline model or Auqa Ghost
There are also some options using an automatic doser such as carbon dosing and the Zeovit system
Yeah, as above, live rock isn't mandatory. I am one of those who is doing just that - using Marine Pure but hiding it in the sand.
They now have Marine Pure cubes that you might be able to fit into your HOB. But otherwise in the sand, or even half-buried as a base for your nem to latch on would work as well. All my corals are placed on semi-hidden Marine Pure pieces.
If you are not gonna go for much more stock, Marine Pure itself and some sort of phosphate-remover/sequester is all you need. And water changes. To keep nitrates and phosphates down.
They now have Marine Pure cubes that you might be able to fit into your HOB. But otherwise in the sand, or even half-buried as a base for your nem to latch on would work as well. All my corals are placed on semi-hidden Marine Pure pieces.
If you are not gonna go for much more stock, Marine Pure itself and some sort of phosphate-remover/sequester is all you need. And water changes. To keep nitrates and phosphates down.
