dentnshell
New member
Guys I am relatively new to this hobby 18 years or so....
I have recently ditched my 125 gal FOWLR for a 105 Gallon tank. Decided we wanted actual furniture in the living room. My ancient skimmer BERLIN H.O.T. has been replaced with a used Coralife skimmer. The tank and skimmer came together from a local reefer. My LFS said the Coralife was very hard to tune and they were right. It is very inconsistent. The LFS recommends an ASM G3, which my sump will support, but everything I read indicates that the G3 is old technology for the price. A workhorse, but.....
I am looking at the Reef Octopus line. NWB150 or a SRO 2000.
Reading about all of the options is very confusing. Noise is an issue as this is in the living room. I understand the SRO bubble master pumps make some noise.
I, like everyone here, I want the best for the least. Not to mention I want as little maintenance as possible. It is difficult for me to go against the LFS as they have been spot on with everything they recommend. But I feel like they may be stuck on a brand from years past.
The only other name I have really looked at is SWC. I assume that most all of these are chinese made sumps that actually work, with the biggest difference being in the pump.
Again I am like most reefers, looking to spend in the 300-400 range but seem to always spend about 20% than my budget
I have recently ditched my 125 gal FOWLR for a 105 Gallon tank. Decided we wanted actual furniture in the living room. My ancient skimmer BERLIN H.O.T. has been replaced with a used Coralife skimmer. The tank and skimmer came together from a local reefer. My LFS said the Coralife was very hard to tune and they were right. It is very inconsistent. The LFS recommends an ASM G3, which my sump will support, but everything I read indicates that the G3 is old technology for the price. A workhorse, but.....
I am looking at the Reef Octopus line. NWB150 or a SRO 2000.
Reading about all of the options is very confusing. Noise is an issue as this is in the living room. I understand the SRO bubble master pumps make some noise.
I, like everyone here, I want the best for the least. Not to mention I want as little maintenance as possible. It is difficult for me to go against the LFS as they have been spot on with everything they recommend. But I feel like they may be stuck on a brand from years past.
The only other name I have really looked at is SWC. I assume that most all of these are chinese made sumps that actually work, with the biggest difference being in the pump.
Again I am like most reefers, looking to spend in the 300-400 range but seem to always spend about 20% than my budget