So I have decided to build a new aquarium setup in my office.
Been tossing around a few ideas but this is what I have come up with.
I plan on making a plywood aquarium with 8' glass sheets on the front.
this would be in an L shape roughly L 240"xW 28"xH 24" on one side and L 120" x w28" x H 24"
the height may end up being shorter as the top of this tank will be bench seating.
The display tank will be a glass tank around 300 gallons sitting on top of the bench refugium.
Over the years I have always tried to run a tank with as little mechanical filtration as possible.
The refugium is going to be about 1000 gallon with a deep sand bed, live rock, multiple macro algae's, possibly some xenia, sponges(once tank is established), a mangrove stand in the L corner, and who knows what else.
The display is going to be a peaceful reef tank.
What are your opinions? Is it possible to run this setup without a protein skimmer or any other mechanical filtration???
Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.
Been tossing around a few ideas but this is what I have come up with.
I plan on making a plywood aquarium with 8' glass sheets on the front.
this would be in an L shape roughly L 240"xW 28"xH 24" on one side and L 120" x w28" x H 24"
the height may end up being shorter as the top of this tank will be bench seating.
The display tank will be a glass tank around 300 gallons sitting on top of the bench refugium.
Over the years I have always tried to run a tank with as little mechanical filtration as possible.
The refugium is going to be about 1000 gallon with a deep sand bed, live rock, multiple macro algae's, possibly some xenia, sponges(once tank is established), a mangrove stand in the L corner, and who knows what else.
The display is going to be a peaceful reef tank.
What are your opinions? Is it possible to run this setup without a protein skimmer or any other mechanical filtration???
Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.