I am Skimmerless and sumpless. Nothing but several powerheads, A TON of live rock, a DEEP sandbed with tons of life, and a low bioload coupled with reg. water changes is the trick.
John i had everything under my 11ft reef tank originally, skimmer 5000 shorty, large sump !00gal+ 2ft water top up tank, and my 90 gal water change tank. the only thing which has changed is the skimmer had to go,it could'nt cope . So a 5000 twin went in it's place, but on the outside. The mrs has finally excepted it now. :lol: