So far it hasn't happened to me. But I hear the horror stories where it comes out of nowhere. Mostly from people with a deep sandbed that don't vacuum it regularly. Thoughts?
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Starting out with my RUGF system everyone told me it wouldn't last a year. That undergravel systems were nitrate factories and it wasn't a good idea. Here I am over 3 years later with a system I don't even really do water changes on running fantastic. I do maybe a 20% water change every 3 months or so. Only because I feel like it. I dose to maintain parameters however my nitrate and phosphate are steady where I want them. I don't use a sump either.So far it hasn't happened to me. But I hear the horror stories where it comes out of nowhere. Mostly from people with a deep sandbed that don't vacuum it regularly. Thoughts?
I have a reverse Undergravel system in all my fresh water tanks. #whatdetritus? will probably do the same on my forever build reef tank. It really has no downside in reverse. pushes water through the sand bed and dislodges most of the detritus anddddd prevents more from settling. Keep me in the loop on anything that might pop up on yours!Starting out with my RUGF system everyone told me it wouldn't last a year. That undergravel systems were nitrate factories and it wasn't a good idea. Here I am over 3 years later with a system I don't even really do water changes on running fantastic. I do maybe a 20% water change every 3 months or so. Only because I feel like it. I dose to maintain parameters however my nitrate and phosphate are steady where I want them. I don't use a sump either.
I wouldn't use sand. It will clog things. I used crushed coral.I have a reverse Undergravel system in all my fresh water tanks. #whatdetritus? will probably do the same on my forever build reef tank. It really has no downside in reverse. pushes water through the sand bed and dislodges most of the detritus anddddd prevents more from settling. Keep me in the loop on anything that might pop up on yours!
I let my current tank get away from me around 2012 it had been downsized in 2010, heavy in, not much out, GHA was crazy, aiptasia, etc. Phosphate was chronically high. I wasn't doing much calcium dosing.IMO, a tank will never crash if taken care of, but then again I’ve gone a long time without maintenance on past tanks and they have never “crashed”. Not even sure what a “crashed tank” is to be honest…13+yrs in the hobby and I’ve never met anyone personally who’s lost a tank other than on here. Now, that’s all beside the point of failed equipment causing it.