Inclinations of a no-filter media system. - Page 7

EagleEyes · 04-13-2007, 02:04 AM

That just took me to MY photo page for some reason and i have nothing on it. lol But i did try to go to your page and look for them but i didnt see it.

BigAl07 · 04-13-2007, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by EagleEyes

That just took me to MY photo page for some reason and i have nothing on it. lol But i did try to go to your page and look for them but i didnt see it.

I was getting the same thing last night when trying to view someone else's page from a link... it always took me to Mine... then I finally got in and it kept bouncing me back to THIS forum....

Allen

EagleEyes · 04-13-2007, 01:43 PM

Yeah it was really weird.. Anyway i got my page on Reefspace set up and IT LOOKS.... in need of some work. Also i put up a reefsanctuary forum thingy by clicking "add one" on prows page and it looks exactly like prows.. lol im not sure if it shows those forums with new posts or it is those posts that prow is suscribed to.. i am really a noob when it comes to reefspace!!

prow · 04-14-2007, 06:32 AM

hey guys what up, the reefsanctuary thing shows the new current most recent threads not the ones suscribed to and that link took me to my page but thats what i wanted. can one of you post a link to your photo page, i want to see if it takes me there or links me to my page?

i am still figuring this out myself.

i love the reefspace page but you can spend some serious time on it, thats what my girlfriend keeps telling me, anyway.

EagleEyes · 04-14-2007, 03:28 PM

Oh but it is true.. and i have no photos on there yet so i cant do it, could someone else? If it were like a regular myspace page it might be familiar, but im sort of glad its not. More of a challenge and it has a different feeling to it.

EagleEyes · 04-14-2007, 07:26 PM

OH! Got it prow.. royal gramma's from just south of Cuba? i thought they were from some place in indonesia.. thats a cool feature

prow · 04-15-2007, 02:12 AM

yep thats it. i only have that on the fish now but working on the corals. still getting pic of some. and yup, the gramma comes out of the caribbean close to cuba. i am printing up those pic with the discription and mapping on it to make a scrape book. people are always asking was is that were did that come from. when i am done all i need to do is give them the book. always wanted to do that.

EagleEyes · 04-15-2007, 02:51 AM

Seems easier than telling them the story, plus you can get them drinks while they read it!

Hey (everyone) I found a really cool website that promotes aquaculture for the aquarium trade/hobby. They always have stuff in stock and it would help keep people from harvesting wild life. I'm buying Cerith snails from them. They are based in Maryland and have a "state of the art" facility. Check the page out here:

https://www.pacificeastaquaculture.com/Default.aspx

lcstorc · 04-15-2007, 10:30 AM

They are also one of our sponsors. Great company from what I hear. Many people report great experiences buying from them.

EagleEyes · 04-15-2007, 03:57 PM

You know i found it on a thread and i hadn't thought to look to see if they were a sponsor.. Yeah i would support them just because they are an aquaculture company!

charlesr1958 · 04-16-2007, 08:31 AM

Am a bit late in joining the discussion, but just wanted to encourage you. When in the states, all of my previous reef tanks were reliant on heavy equipment / filtration use. But once I moved to the Philippines, and found that there is NO equipment available other than some powerheads, I had no choice but to run my tank as is. Which means, no mechanical (floss, pads, sponge) filtration at all. As such, my entire system runs on three powerheads and some lights. One large powerhead to act as the sump's pump, and two in the main tank for water movement. Thats it. Been running great for more than three years now and the corals love it. Which I attribute to any and all life and food particles generated by the system being left in the system for everythings use, from the corals, sponges, tunicates, pods on down to the gazillion other micro organisms. I never add supplements or additives except on the very rare occassion that I can not do a water change, then I dose a bit of Kalkwasser to maintain calcium. While I do water changes at least once a week, I only do so because I happen to be at the ocean anyways, but have seen my system run for three months with no water changes and it never missed a beat. The middle tank is a live rock refugium where I do not allow any predators (fish) and very few herbivores. While there may be a bit of macro algae growing in it, I have never trimmed or removed any macro algae as a means for nutrient export. I also feed my tank up to 20ml of liquified krill/shrimp each and every day for the corals, although a lot of other life benefits as well. I might spend 30 seconds a day on maintenance, which only involves adding some freshwater top off and pouring in some food.
In other words...lol, it is very feasable, if I can do it, anyone can.

Chuck

BigAl07 · 04-16-2007, 08:35 AM

Great set up! This is something I plan to experiment with in my new house once it's built!!

Thanks for the insight into your system and the pic!!

Allen

Craig Manoukian · 04-16-2007, 12:04 PM

Chuck...very inspirational and your website rocks! I love the temp and salinity info, very spot on with other research I have found. Very jealous you are able to collect your livestock locally, but marvel at the the effort you take to recreate the environment they were taken from.

Thanks for sharing and being a great resource for RS!

EagleEyes · 04-16-2007, 03:59 PM

Chuck, i LOVE the Tubastraea!! Awesome color and everything! I also totalyl agree with you about everythng you have written here and on your website.. so Karma to you my friend! I will write more later, i am sorry but i am at work right now and have to get to a class across town..lol I really want to talk to you about your setup too, just amazing.

charlesr1958 · 04-17-2007, 12:12 AM

Thanks! This week is seeing a lot of changes being made to the main tank as I try ever harder to recreate what I see on the natural reefs. Monday I took out about 1/3 of the rocks to create a different landscape and get away from the "shelf" or wall look. That and about four species of corals have also been returned to the ocean, placed within my urchin study site so that I can babysit them..lol. Tomorrow I will be collecting a good amount of Pavona corals to fill in the blanks and will be on the hunt for a suitably sized / colored favia. Am just trying to make my tank more species specific to mimic those species that I find crowded in together as they would be in my tank. I'm using this photo as a basic guide as to what species I will keep:

Chuck

04-13-2007, 02:04 AM	#91 (permalink)
EagleEyes Limpet Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tucson Posts: 147 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Inclinations of a no-filter media system. That just took me to MY photo page for some reason and i have nothing on it. lol But i did try to go to your page and look for them but i didnt see it.

04-13-2007, 01:43 PM	#93 (permalink)
EagleEyes Limpet Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tucson Posts: 147 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Inclinations of a no-filter media system. Yeah it was really weird.. Anyway i got my page on Reefspace set up and IT LOOKS.... in need of some work. Also i put up a reefsanctuary forum thingy by clicking "add one" on prows page and it looks exactly like prows.. lol im not sure if it shows those forums with new posts or it is those posts that prow is suscribed to.. i am really a noob when it comes to reefspace!!

04-14-2007, 06:32 AM	#94 (permalink)
prow Manta Ray Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 3,854 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Inclinations of a no-filter media system. hey guys what up, the reefsanctuary thing shows the new current most recent threads not the ones suscribed to and that link took me to my page but thats what i wanted. can one of you post a link to your photo page, i want to see if it takes me there or links me to my page? i am still figuring this out myself. i love the reefspace page but you can spend some serious time on it, thats what my girlfriend keeps telling me, anyway.

04-14-2007, 03:28 PM	#95 (permalink)
EagleEyes Limpet Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tucson Posts: 147 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Inclinations of a no-filter media system. Oh but it is true.. and i have no photos on there yet so i cant do it, could someone else? If it were like a regular myspace page it might be familiar, but im sort of glad its not. More of a challenge and it has a different feeling to it. __________________ If anyone is anywhere near Tucson, Arizona give me a PM!! I'm looking for people in my area.

04-14-2007, 07:26 PM	#96 (permalink)
EagleEyes Limpet Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tucson Posts: 147 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Inclinations of a no-filter media system. OH! Got it prow.. royal gramma's from just south of Cuba? i thought they were from some place in indonesia.. thats a cool feature __________________ If anyone is anywhere near Tucson, Arizona give me a PM!! I'm looking for people in my area.

04-15-2007, 02:12 AM	#97 (permalink)
prow Manta Ray Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 3,854 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Inclinations of a no-filter media system. yep thats it. i only have that on the fish now but working on the corals. still getting pic of some. and yup, the gramma comes out of the caribbean close to cuba. i am printing up those pic with the discription and mapping on it to make a scrape book. people are always asking was is that were did that come from. when i am done all i need to do is give them the book. always wanted to do that.

04-15-2007, 02:51 AM	#98 (permalink)
EagleEyes Limpet Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tucson Posts: 147 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Inclinations of a no-filter media system. Seems easier than telling them the story, plus you can get them drinks while they read it! Hey (everyone) I found a really cool website that promotes aquaculture for the aquarium trade/hobby. They always have stuff in stock and it would help keep people from harvesting wild life. I'm buying Cerith snails from them. They are based in Maryland and have a "state of the art" facility. Check the page out here: https://www.pacificeastaquaculture.com/Default.aspx __________________ If anyone is anywhere near Tucson, Arizona give me a PM!! I'm looking for people in my area.

04-15-2007, 10:30 AM	#99 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,473 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Inclinations of a no-filter media system. They are also one of our sponsors. Great company from what I hear. Many people report great experiences buying from them. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

04-15-2007, 03:57 PM	#100 (permalink)
EagleEyes Limpet Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tucson Posts: 147 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Inclinations of a no-filter media system. You know i found it on a thread and i hadn't thought to look to see if they were a sponsor.. Yeah i would support them just because they are an aquaculture company! __________________ If anyone is anywhere near Tucson, Arizona give me a PM!! I'm looking for people in my area.

04-16-2007, 08:31 AM	#101 (permalink)
charlesr1958 Sea Pen Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mactan Island, The Philippines Posts: 307 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Inclinations of a no-filter media system. Am a bit late in joining the discussion, but just wanted to encourage you. When in the states, all of my previous reef tanks were reliant on heavy equipment / filtration use. But once I moved to the Philippines, and found that there is NO equipment available other than some powerheads, I had no choice but to run my tank as is. Which means, no mechanical (floss, pads, sponge) filtration at all. As such, my entire system runs on three powerheads and some lights. One large powerhead to act as the sump's pump, and two in the main tank for water movement. Thats it. Been running great for more than three years now and the corals love it. Which I attribute to any and all life and food particles generated by the system being left in the system for everythings use, from the corals, sponges, tunicates, pods on down to the gazillion other micro organisms. I never add supplements or additives except on the very rare occassion that I can not do a water change, then I dose a bit of Kalkwasser to maintain calcium. While I do water changes at least once a week, I only do so because I happen to be at the ocean anyways, but have seen my system run for three months with no water changes and it never missed a beat. The middle tank is a live rock refugium where I do not allow any predators (fish) and very few herbivores. While there may be a bit of macro algae growing in it, I have never trimmed or removed any macro algae as a means for nutrient export. I also feed my tank up to 20ml of liquified krill/shrimp each and every day for the corals, although a lot of other life benefits as well. I might spend 30 seconds a day on maintenance, which only involves adding some freshwater top off and pouring in some food. In other words...lol, it is very feasable, if I can do it, anyone can. Chuck __________________ __________________________________________ Chuck's Addiction Reef & Reef Aquarium Articles and Links

04-16-2007, 08:35 AM	#102 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 10,619 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Inclinations of a no-filter media system. Great set up! This is something I plan to experiment with in my new house once it's built!! Thanks for the insight into your system and the pic!! Allen __________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

04-16-2007, 12:04 PM	#103 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,911 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Inclinations of a no-filter media system. Chuck...very inspirational and your website rocks! I love the temp and salinity info, very spot on with other research I have found. Very jealous you are able to collect your livestock locally, but marvel at the the effort you take to recreate the environment they were taken from. Thanks for sharing and being a great resource for RS! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

04-16-2007, 03:59 PM	#104 (permalink)
EagleEyes Limpet Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tucson Posts: 147 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Inclinations of a no-filter media system. Chuck, i LOVE the Tubastraea!! Awesome color and everything! I also totalyl agree with you about everythng you have written here and on your website.. so Karma to you my friend! I will write more later, i am sorry but i am at work right now and have to get to a class across town..lol I really want to talk to you about your setup too, just amazing. __________________ If anyone is anywhere near Tucson, Arizona give me a PM!! I'm looking for people in my area.

04-17-2007, 12:12 AM	#105 (permalink)
charlesr1958 Sea Pen Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mactan Island, The Philippines Posts: 307 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Inclinations of a no-filter media system. Thanks! This week is seeing a lot of changes being made to the main tank as I try ever harder to recreate what I see on the natural reefs. Monday I took out about 1/3 of the rocks to create a different landscape and get away from the "shelf" or wall look. That and about four species of corals have also been returned to the ocean, placed within my urchin study site so that I can babysit them..lol. Tomorrow I will be collecting a good amount of Pavona corals to fill in the blanks and will be on the hunt for a suitably sized / colored favia. Am just trying to make my tank more species specific to mimic those species that I find crowded in together as they would be in my tank. I'm using this photo as a basic guide as to what species I will keep: Chuck __________________ __________________________________________ Chuck's Addiction Reef & Reef Aquarium Articles and Links

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