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Exactly what I was planning.Wouldnt large reactors cut down the need for as many water changes. And 10percent bi weekly, granted you have a great clean up crew for detrius is 100galx2 per month... nitrates will be biggest factor which arent so toxic to fish. And having the nutrient eating plants in the sump and live rock. Accompanying reactors should keep water decent i suppose... would an algae scrubber maybe also further the reduction of you water changes? Also powerheads dusting the bed and rock to keep detrius out.
Besides, I'm going to buy quite a few powerful detritivores. Particularly queen/milk conches and some cowries. They will be getting rid of the detritus quite quickly, thus nitrates won't explode. If those guys can't do it, I'll get a warm water horseshoe crab, as horseshoe crabs are tolerant of nitrate, and use it as my detritivore.
From there, after reducing the need for water changes that much, I can just bring in a huge amount of seawater every 6 months. 200 gallons a month? No problem, bring home 1200 gallons. And I can even eliminate the need for RO/DI by making up for the water evaporation using a drip irrigation system connected directly to my water supply, dripping through granular activated carbon and then into my tank.
This might actually work out really great!