Thanks for the posts everyone! Been a while since I have checked back on this thread so I thought I would post some updates.
I ended up going with a 40 gallon breeder from Miracles. Very pleased with the build quality. The fuge is fed from my return pump and drains back to the sump. It currently only contains chaeto, live rock, and some corals that have outgrown my DT, a couple snails, and two peppermint shrimp as I had some aptasia. I am running two RapidLED fuge lights from BRS. So far the lights have been awesome, but hoping they will stand the test of time, as I read some mixed reviews about the lights failing at the 6 month mark. The fuge has been up and running for about 4 months now and my nitrates have dropped from around 10ppm to 1-3ppm (Nyos), and phosphates from 0.1ppm to around 0.04ppm (Hannah LR). Still running GFO. Will be looking to add some other nice macros when my budget allows so.
I ended up going with a 40 gallon breeder from Miracles. Very pleased with the build quality. The fuge is fed from my return pump and drains back to the sump. It currently only contains chaeto, live rock, and some corals that have outgrown my DT, a couple snails, and two peppermint shrimp as I had some aptasia. I am running two RapidLED fuge lights from BRS. So far the lights have been awesome, but hoping they will stand the test of time, as I read some mixed reviews about the lights failing at the 6 month mark. The fuge has been up and running for about 4 months now and my nitrates have dropped from around 10ppm to 1-3ppm (Nyos), and phosphates from 0.1ppm to around 0.04ppm (Hannah LR). Still running GFO. Will be looking to add some other nice macros when my budget allows so.