Deeeeluxe or simple system?

[reefwars]

ill post a pic in a bit but im as simple as it gets.


90g tank
90g sump

asm skimmer
mh/t5/led combo
tlf reactor for gfo

tap water for top up
weekly water changes of 20g every sunday with IO


45g fuge with halimeda,red macro,dragon macro(?),mangroves,cheato,dsb

recently added a ATS


i have absolutely no algae in the display i run a mixed reef but mostly lps i am getting the best growth ive ever had with a mixed reef, my sand is white, my glass is algae free and my rocks are sptless.

im getting huge pod growth and lots of growth from my macro.


i stopped testing for phosphate because im running gfo so im not gonna do anymore than that regardless of what the tests say.

i have high nitrates( -40ppm) but my corals dont seem to mind.

i have a low bio load of less than a dozen small fish and dont plan on getting anymore anytime soon.


if the algae scrubber does not work i may consider carbon dosing but right now its a last resort method as the ATS seems like its gonna do what its supposed to

ill post a pic or vid later



oh and i tell everyone i help start new tanks that simple has success and is the better way to go with a new tank, add the bells and whistles after the tank gets loaded with fish and corals.

[paddyob]

Denny... you gotta be drunk! Look at these sentences. HA HA HA!

Just buggin yah Denny!


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i stopped testing for phs because im running gfo so im not gnna d anymre than that regardless of what the tests say.



i have a low bi load f less than a dozen small fish and dont plan on getting anymore anytime soon.

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[reefwars]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Denny... you gotta be drunk! Look at these sentences. HA HA HA!

Just buggin yah Denny!


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i stopped testing for phs because im running gfo so im not gnna d anymre than that regardless of what the tests say.



i have a low bi load f less than a dozen small fish and dont plan on getting anymore anytime soon.

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haha i know damn smart phone aint that smart obviously is it lol for some reason the letter " o " on my phone needs to be pressed harder then the others .....yuuuuuuup!!!!!!!!!! lol

[paddyob]

haha i know damn smart phone aint that smart obviously is it lol for some reason the letter " o " on my phone needs to be pressed harder then the others .....yuuuuuuup!!!!!!!!!! lol[/quote]

Or you're drunk. LOL!

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by paddyob

haha i know damn smart phone aint that smart obviously is it lol for some reason the letter " o " on my phone needs to be pressed harder then the others .....yuuuuuuup!!!!!!!!!! lol

Or you're drunk. LOL![/quote]



you know me too well bud lol

[reefwars]

the problem i have with the deeeeluxe system is simply the amount of variables involved, if you cant afford the mercedes of dosers or super high tech controllers then the cheaper the equipment and the more variables of problems you could encounter.


right now worse case scenario for me is if my skimmer dies(happened 2 weeks ago) still not a big deal as my tank can run without a skimmer for a while

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by reefwars

the problem i have with the deeeeluxe system is simply the amount of variables involved, if you cant afford the mercedes of dosers or super high tech controllers then the cheaper the equipment and the more variables of problems you could encounter.


right now worse case scenario for me is if my skimmer dies(happened 2 weeks ago) still not a big deal as my tank can run without a skimmer for a while

Same. I can deal with pretty much any issue without headache or breaking the bank.

That's how I like it.

[reefwars]

im surprised though that the simple is killing the deeeeeluxe in votes lol guess alot of us are on the same page and here i thought i was one of the few running the basics and having success with it lol awesome possum