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Well guys i was just thinking if its possible to make a complete self sustained reeftank with no filtration no cleaning nothing.
Example only.
1) a 100g dt with 1.5" of fine sand and 80kg of liverock or dry rock
Water flows to
2) a 20g tank with only cheato (pod culture)
Water flows to
3) a DSB 6" with mangroves and some other variety of macros. And some filter feeders.
Water flows to
4) 2 blocks of marine pure
Water flows to
5) return chamber.
Livestock:
3 to 4 tangs
A pair of clowns
2 to 3 gobies
Urchins and snails
Shrimps
4 anthias
Corals:
Soft corals and lps only. A gbta or rbta.
Extra Filteration:
A carbon reactor only.
Well what if we setup something like this, and for first 3 months only feed the pods to grow the population and help cycle the tank. The light over the main display remains shut, only the lights over cheato and mangroves stay on. Lights over cheato for 18hrs and lights over mangroves for 12hrs. Lights used would by the hydropinic lighs over the cheato, over mangroves 10000k.
Well is it possible, that fish poop and extra food, gets eaten by the pods when water passes through cheato first, then through dsb, mangroves and marine pure block which lowers no3 and then carbon jus to keep water clear and remove toxicity if any.
Process:
A) we feed fishes
B) fish poops
C) uneaten fish food and poop passes through cheato
D) pods in cheato eats the food and poop, and cheato absorbs po4 and no3
E) the extra no3 po4 and waste gets consumed by mangroves and macros and some pods and filter feeders and dsb
F) excess no3 po4 gets consumed by marine pure blocks
G) carbon pulls out yellow water and other stuff
H) water returns to the dt.
IM NOT THINKING OF SUCH A SETUP, JUST A THOUGHT I HAD IN NY MIND SO SHARED TO GET FEEDBACK FROM EXPERIENCED HOBBYIST. ALSO IF THIS IS REALLY POSSIBLE, WOULD BE GREAT. ESPECIALLY IS ALREADY DOING IT.
Example only.
1) a 100g dt with 1.5" of fine sand and 80kg of liverock or dry rock
Water flows to
2) a 20g tank with only cheato (pod culture)
Water flows to
3) a DSB 6" with mangroves and some other variety of macros. And some filter feeders.
Water flows to
4) 2 blocks of marine pure
Water flows to
5) return chamber.
Livestock:
3 to 4 tangs
A pair of clowns
2 to 3 gobies
Urchins and snails
Shrimps
4 anthias
Corals:
Soft corals and lps only. A gbta or rbta.
Extra Filteration:
A carbon reactor only.
Well what if we setup something like this, and for first 3 months only feed the pods to grow the population and help cycle the tank. The light over the main display remains shut, only the lights over cheato and mangroves stay on. Lights over cheato for 18hrs and lights over mangroves for 12hrs. Lights used would by the hydropinic lighs over the cheato, over mangroves 10000k.
Well is it possible, that fish poop and extra food, gets eaten by the pods when water passes through cheato first, then through dsb, mangroves and marine pure block which lowers no3 and then carbon jus to keep water clear and remove toxicity if any.
Process:
A) we feed fishes
B) fish poops
C) uneaten fish food and poop passes through cheato
D) pods in cheato eats the food and poop, and cheato absorbs po4 and no3
E) the extra no3 po4 and waste gets consumed by mangroves and macros and some pods and filter feeders and dsb
F) excess no3 po4 gets consumed by marine pure blocks
G) carbon pulls out yellow water and other stuff
H) water returns to the dt.
IM NOT THINKING OF SUCH A SETUP, JUST A THOUGHT I HAD IN NY MIND SO SHARED TO GET FEEDBACK FROM EXPERIENCED HOBBYIST. ALSO IF THIS IS REALLY POSSIBLE, WOULD BE GREAT. ESPECIALLY IS ALREADY DOING IT.