Tips for going sumpless & skimmerless?

[rstrann]

I've got a hoodless 29 gallon biocube with a Chinese black box hanging over it and a micro ato, deep sand bed (which I never vacuum). Inhabitants are a Valentini puffer, firefish, and a cave goby and a big clean up crew and it's stuffed with mostly softies and lps, but have a few sps scattered throughout. I only do a two gallon water change once a month with zero problems. Well, other than my valentini eating monti caps like potato chips ;Bored. It's the easiest reef I've got. So yeah, go for it! But I'd give a used biocube from CL a look, the glass is very clear and you can get them CHEAP! :)

 

[najer]

I ran a custom low all in one about 45 G, as above, lots of rock and lots of flow. Macro algae of some sort, I had cheato in the centre rear section and floss by the weir.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

14 gallon AIO no skimmer. SPS dominant. I have a media basket with filter floss and Red Sea carbon. Will probably add phosban once I get some fish in there. I do water changes twice a week, and usually a gallon or two. I think I could drop it to once a week and be fine. I was doing twice a week to try and stabilize parameters before I got my dosing pump online.