Do I need livestock?

[Yourlocalreefer]

Hello again everyone, for my big system I'm planning to upgrade the sump to a 4ft x 4ft x 4ft tub. It would be filled with about 150 gallons of water, have a skimmer in the bottom left, live rock in the top right, and return pumps in the top left corner.

Would I need any snails, hermits, or fish in the tub or would it be okay without anything? Thank you all in advance

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello again everyone, for my big system I'm planning to upgrade the sump to a 4ft x 4ft x 4ft tub. It would be filled with about 150 gallons of water, have a skimmer in the bottom left, live rock in the top right, and return pumps in the top left corner.

Would I need any snails, hermits, or fish in the tub or would it be okay without anything? Thank you all in advance

Ive seen many of these setups and most have no fish or inverts however ive seen some with a tang , a couple of snails for algae management.

 

[Troylee]

If you don’t have any lights on it, it shouldn’t grow algae so no…. You will collect lots of detrius but that’s up to you to leave or suck out..