I am converting my aquarium into a reef and I have read that you do not need a filter system and protein skimmer for that,only a heater, and live rock and live sand to take care of filtering, is this true?
2007-08-20 08:45:26 · 6 answers · asked by Tuck 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
ABSOLUTELY! All fish tanks need filters, especially something as advanced as a reef! If you are not willing to spend money on equipment, maybe fish aren't for you... Live rock and sand will do some filtering, but not nearly enough to keep a tank running. That would starve all fish or invertebrates in the tank of oxygen and create a stagnant pool of water that will quickly grow algae. And, while we're at it, you will also need special lighting if you plan on keeping corals.
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2007-08-20 09:01:54 · answer #1 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you have heard wrong. You need some filtration other than the biological filtration provided by the live rock and live sand. With such a small tank even a reef can get by without a protien skimmer but still need some chemical filtration such as activated carbon. You also need some current to provide the corals in your nano reef with trace elements and food. So you 100% need a filter even for such a small reef setup.
2007-08-20 09:16:20 · answer #2 · answered by craig 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Add a good cleaner crew AND a small skimmer to the live rock and sand and you will be fine.
Make sure you have plenty of current in the tank.
I would go with a larger tank though (20gal or larger)
I have a 1 and 2 year old reef tank and I use NO other filtration and I use NO chemicals besides trace eliment supliments.
With such a small tank you will have to do a lot of water changes.
The more water the better.
2007-08-20 09:57:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
that's not a competent concept. Seahorses are theoretically "reef risk-free," in that they don't consume corals, yet they are vulnerable swimmers and can't compete properly with the different animals for nutrients. in case you have sufficient present day to maintain those inverts chuffed, the seahorses could have an exceedingly not ordinary time swimming and feeding. In different words, they are going to be valuable to starve to death. save the ten-gallon tank, yet save in simple terms seahorses in it, or get a (lots) bigger tank in case you want to do a reef aquarium.
2016-11-13 00:19:10 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 gallons is probably too small to make a healthy self-sustaining ecosystem without mechanical help from filters & the like.
2007-08-20 09:27:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
A bio-wheel or some other sort of marine power filter wouldn't hurt!! But you can try to run it without it, and then see if you need it down the road!!
2007-08-20 08:51:44 · answer #6 · answered by Kyle S 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋