"J R-S" wrote in message ...
Findings;
1. A sal****er aquarium runs just fine with a $100 illumination system per
36x17 inches of surface area. The price doubles for coral systems. Meaning
that my system is running with a simple 36" twin tube light bought at Petco
and all the parameters are fine together with my fish...

a. since when fish require strong illumination for their health?
b. if your system is fish-only, what can you tell about the coral systems ?
c. I am sure you can make fine working fish-only system with a $40 light
fixture from Walmart/HomeDepot, so you wasted $60 for nothing... :-)

2. The effect that a $150 skimmer has can be accomplished with
a simple air pump and a few plates of plexiglass.

I would like to see that... :-))
Wayne, take his invitation and tell me how does it look like! :-))

3. Put in series (the order I keep to myself), a calcareous media, bioballs,
Activated Carbon and a secret ingredient will reduce PO4, NH3, NO2, NO3,
control PH and restore water to a usable level WITHOUT MORE THAN 2 WATER
CHANGES A YEAR.

a. how do you define "usable level"?
b. why bother with expensive bioballs if you have there sand with greater surface?
c. I know big number of aquarists and nobody complains about levels of NH3+ or NO2-
d. how long is your system running to take a valid estimate for 2 water changes per year?

4. there is a lot more that my technique accomplishes but please, don't
waste your time with a poorly educated freak like me. Go to your petshop
and get what you need...

All questions I have asked before in this subject were ignored and you said
"I want to know too much". Now you are not providing any valuable data again.
You do not say what systems you have tested your method with, for how long,
with what kind of biological load, without measurements for fish/coral growth.
I am pretty sure this time you will not provide response to these questions.
But let's see, you can always prove me wrong and answer my questions... :-)