<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11844599#post11844599 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by saltysteven
rgun2515- you might be interested in this site. all of these tanks on the site have had great sucess without changing the water
natureef.com
for the picture of the mermaid or the comparison charts:lol:
I really thought live rock and a sand bed between 3-5 inches, refugium and protein skimmer was the best system going.
My tank has never seen an ammonia spike nor any measurable amounts of nitrates
When I started seeing algae I installed a phosban reactor and one for carbon as well
Lately I have been informed that the carbon also helps with the production of useful bacteria(thank you Randy, for pointing that out)
My flow rates are about 50 times the tank volume in the tank and are about 7 times the water column through the sump which matches the output of the skimmer.
I used to do water changes faithfully--20 per cent every two weeks, now I do them only once a month--probably out of guilt because of main stream thinking of the very very experienced guys on RC:eek2:
The article mentions less live rock for more space in the main tank----I added alot more live rock--but to the sump--is it not part of the main water column and granted by turning down the flow as effective there as in the main tank?
In a system like this I see the need for a water change only to replace some trace minerals that are being consumed by the corals???
Am I wrong here??
