bues0022
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I've been doing reef tanks for a number of years. I've been able to manage a mised reef (softies, LPS, SPS, nems) just fine. About a year ago I took down my tank because my first son was born. I have the itch really bad to setup my tank again, but want to do something a little different. That might be NPS if I can wrap my head around it. I think it would be great to have the neon colors and interesting shapes that some of the gorgs, dendros, sponges, tunicates, and other filter feeders can provide.
Tank: 30 gallon Oceanic cube, 10 gallon sump.
Lights: TBD, but I don't think I'll be keeping anything photosynthetic. I have my prized open brain I might keep and just put an LED spotlight on it (if it works out).
I have a few questions regarding feeding and nutrient control. I don't want to be doing massive water changes, and want to make the most use out of the dosed food as possible. I'd hate to dose food then just skim it out. Are turf scrubbers an adequate way to control nutrient export while still allowing food particles to remain suspended for a long time in the tank?
In general, is an NPS tank going to be considerably more work than keeping up maintainance on an SPS dominated mixed reef? I've been doing some reading, but I'd appreciate any additional thoughts or links.
Tank: 30 gallon Oceanic cube, 10 gallon sump.
Lights: TBD, but I don't think I'll be keeping anything photosynthetic. I have my prized open brain I might keep and just put an LED spotlight on it (if it works out).
I have a few questions regarding feeding and nutrient control. I don't want to be doing massive water changes, and want to make the most use out of the dosed food as possible. I'd hate to dose food then just skim it out. Are turf scrubbers an adequate way to control nutrient export while still allowing food particles to remain suspended for a long time in the tank?
In general, is an NPS tank going to be considerably more work than keeping up maintainance on an SPS dominated mixed reef? I've been doing some reading, but I'd appreciate any additional thoughts or links.