Here it is, iirc it was 500 gallons. He used a 90 watt uv sterilizer and skimmed with a bullet 3 both on iwaki pressure rated pumps (think flow and pressure) Eductors for flow on an iwaki pump in the display from uv. Halides on only 2 hours a day! Said uts all.they needed. A couple of fluorescent tubes. Bottom was plastic for rocks called starboard. Had a chiller as he lived in florida.
Thats it. No refugium, no filter socks.
Whats interesting is how clean the system is. Thats because of the uv and skimmer. Skims wet. Just refilled with water letting salinity drop and corrected it later on.
Now as uv kills algae, they become easier to skim- where without uv they arent.
He dosed two part. Not sure if hes on the forums anymore. This person was a microbiologist who worked for noaa.
Tell me why do you think this worked so well?
Back from 2004:
Thats it. No refugium, no filter socks.
Whats interesting is how clean the system is. Thats because of the uv and skimmer. Skims wet. Just refilled with water letting salinity drop and corrected it later on.
Now as uv kills algae, they become easier to skim- where without uv they arent.
He dosed two part. Not sure if hes on the forums anymore. This person was a microbiologist who worked for noaa.
Tell me why do you think this worked so well?
Back from 2004:
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