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Well what i ment was only natural/biological filteration. no skimmer no gfo no biopellets. Jus a carbon reactor for keeping water clear.You say "no filtration" but you want to run live rock, chaeto, carbon and MP blocks... that's all filtration. What are you referring to then?
Any calculation on balancing the fish load? Like x amt of fishes with x amt of cheato? Currently im already testing it but im using filter floss (instead of filter sock) in a topfilter box. i saw the algae from my tank vanished in a 2 months. Currently its a 6 to 8mnths old system. N03 15 to 20.Is very possible. Self-feeding, self-filtering, no maintenance, no nothing.
Hmm. Well hiw about low bioload, more filter feeders, hardy corals and just trace and CAM dosing?I'd say with filter socks, a skimmer and dosing it could be done. If you really want hands off and the tank to thrive an automatic water change system would be more practical in the long term.
Well bro, the idea came in my mind after seeing a 10yr old fowlr at one of the hobbyist in my city, he never did any wc. Used a canister filter that he would clean once in 6 to 8 mnths. Thats it. Well i might not go for such a system, but i guess it can be possible if done correctly. so just made a thread incase any1 is doing it successfully. Before starting my own 42g, my plan was the same, but i did add filter medias like purigen, phosguard and carbon.That is doable I think. With a large fuge, and perhaps display macro yiu could export enough. Hardy coral would help too, a softie and macro tank could be pretty bomb proof. Just supporting large tangs like you suggested before would be difficult without water changes IMO. Even once monthly or every other month water changes are beneficial but it seems like there is so many compromises you have to make for this hypothetical system to work.
Wont that spoil the look of the tank?Can't use chaeto. Needs to be GHA to feed the fish. And the fish/snails need to be only those which eat GHA.
So basically gha removes much more no3 po4 from tank then cheato or any other macro?Not if:
1. It is the look you want. Or...
2. You separate the GHA into a hidden place.
I was going through your website, i really liked your box scrubber, which one would u recommend for a 800 liters tank, with 5 small tangs, 6 clowns, 5 gobies and 5 to 8 more small fishes and some inverts?It removes faster, in a smaller space, because of the stronger photosynthesis.
I do not believe that you can get any hard corals or coralline algae to grow long term in a self sustaining system as there will be no source of alkalinity. Some very slow growers might "survive", but they will not grow.