10-gallon sumpless desk adventure

[bubblemytip]

So, I'm setting up another nano tank. This one is going to be primarily soft corals and anemones (a place to put clones from my main tank), as well as a possible acro quarantine tank, as my main 26-gallon is a high-tech sps nano.

Tank is 45cm x 30cm x 25cm.

Equipment list:

• GHL mitras lightbar 2 (Actinic)
• TUNZE 9004 skimmer
• Eheim 25W heater
• Eheim Pickup 160 for flow (anemones can't get caught in this).
• Avast Marine ATO with 220v socket to plug in an IKS Vario Blue 2 peristaltic pump

Dosing:

• kalk via the ATO
• manual dosing of other traces as needed

Filtration method:

• no sump
• skimmer, with vinegar in the kalk to manage nitrates.

Photos to follow in due course. Tank has been running for several months already as a chaetomorpha reservoir/propagation tank.

 

[TylerMoralez]

I've never heard of vinegar in kalk...

What is the science behind this?

 

[bubblemytip]

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rhf/index.htm#6

The vinegar increases the kalk saturation, decreases the pH impact, and provides a carbon source for bacteria.