This is a very interesting thread.
The Saltwater Enthusiasts of St. Louis (
www.seasl.org) went to 3 different members houses on Saturday morning. At that meeting, we got to see-----
A barebottom tank with high water flow
A crushed coral substrate with a miracle mud sump
A southdown DSB
A temporary holding tank while someone builds an inwall system.
All of the owners had great systems and because they maintain them well, all of the tanks look great. We were discussing some of the pros and cons of their filtration.
I think the individual threads we are putting up to flesh out the details of each system are going great and will be a good building block for the article that will eventually be written up on the different systems.
You guys are asking a lot of good questions. Keep up the good work!!!