Servillius
New member
Hey guys,
I left the hobby about 15 years ago. Back then I considered myself fairly informed and even ran a small and successful part time marine maintenance business with some friends. My life and my workload have changed a lot since then. So has the hobby. Everything I know is a bit dated and you guys just blow away anything we were doing back then.
My girlfriend finally talked me back in. I love the stuff and was staying out mostly because I didn't want to spend all my money in a week. Well... I did, or will shortly. That said, I'm very glad to be back.
I set up a 46 hex reef (space requirements made this the most water I could fit) and its doing really well so far. The problem is I used a very old skimmer I still had hiding in a cupboard and, well... its not doing so well no more. Its time to buy a new one and I could really use some advice.
I'm looking at a tunze in sump 9002 or 9005 or, on a recommendation, a marineland in sump. My sump is deep, but because of my happy mangroves I'm limited on footprint, space efficiency is a plus. I also prefer not to have to fiddle with the things too much. I'd like to try a little vodka dosing to see how I like it too.
Please, any advice, suggestions, or horror stories would be greatly appreciated. I may replace my sump pump while I'm at it, so suggestions on the best, least annoying way to get water back up to my tank are also great.
Thanks in advance.
I left the hobby about 15 years ago. Back then I considered myself fairly informed and even ran a small and successful part time marine maintenance business with some friends. My life and my workload have changed a lot since then. So has the hobby. Everything I know is a bit dated and you guys just blow away anything we were doing back then.
My girlfriend finally talked me back in. I love the stuff and was staying out mostly because I didn't want to spend all my money in a week. Well... I did, or will shortly. That said, I'm very glad to be back.
I set up a 46 hex reef (space requirements made this the most water I could fit) and its doing really well so far. The problem is I used a very old skimmer I still had hiding in a cupboard and, well... its not doing so well no more. Its time to buy a new one and I could really use some advice.
I'm looking at a tunze in sump 9002 or 9005 or, on a recommendation, a marineland in sump. My sump is deep, but because of my happy mangroves I'm limited on footprint, space efficiency is a plus. I also prefer not to have to fiddle with the things too much. I'd like to try a little vodka dosing to see how I like it too.
Please, any advice, suggestions, or horror stories would be greatly appreciated. I may replace my sump pump while I'm at it, so suggestions on the best, least annoying way to get water back up to my tank are also great.
Thanks in advance.
