45G Skimmerless & Sumpless tank

[Carrera75]

Hey guys,

Tank is still going very strong. Corals and fish are thriving and looking pretty good. Now, you asked how I keep the water so clear. To be completely honest, I don't do anything special and I don't dose anything. All I do is feed the fish pellets and frozen food once or twice a day and perform water changes every few months.

I'll try to take some new shots when I get some free time.

[greyreef]

Please keep us updated
Your tank is an inspiration to alot of us
I personally am really close to starting my first tank in a long while, and will definitely be doing it sumpless and skimmerless and SLOW!!
May be pming you regularily soon!!

[greyreef]

That acan garden is something ive GOT to have!!
They dont fight amongst themselves?
Are they on a low lying rock?

[Carrera75]

Originally Posted by greyreef

Please keep us updated
Your tank is an inspiration to alot of us
I personally am really close to starting my first tank in a long while, and will definitely be doing it sumpless and skimmerless and SLOW!!

It can be done for sure.

Originally Posted by greyreef

That acan garden is something ive GOT to have!!
They dont fight amongst themselves?
Are they on a low lying rock?

Acans are placed on the sand and they are fine touching each other.

Here are a few more shots of this set up. This is not exactly how the tank looks right now (Acan garden, Rics and Duncan are gone). I'll take a recent shot in the next few days.

[greyreef]

what happened to that acan garden?
you said its gone?

[Zero]

k sorry to sound so green.. but how can you run no sump and no skimmer, no dosing and a fair amount of bioload on ur system? Do you use any filtration? and it doesnt look like you have much rock or sand either

[Quality control]

What is your lighting schedule for this tank?

I would be curious what the levels of Alk, Cal and Mag are in your tap water