setting up a 240g aquasystem for reef..

[sfr523]

First off hello everybody! I just picked up a 240g truvu aquasystem and really want to go reef. I hear this is not the ideal tank to do a reef but I got it cheap and couldn't pass it up. What would you guys do if you wanted to go reef with a tank like this? I currently have 6 damsels with about 50lbs of live rock with around 2 week old cycled water. There's currently bio balls in the wetdry also. I'd prefer to do w/o a sump "if possible". Thanks in advace!

 

[Rendos]

First - get rid of the damsels and add more rock. (ditch the bio-balls)
Why would you prefer to do w/o a sump? The sump will offer so many positives versus no sump.
What are the dimensions of the tank?

 

[Jflip2002]

Go with a sump. The only thing you are losing is the cost of plumbing, sump (find a used tank thats all scratched up for cheap), and return pump. I thought it would be too pricey on my 60g, and I regretted no sump after a month or two. Love having a sump on my new tank....

 

[sfr523]

Thanks for the response guys...the only reason I'd rather do w/o is because the tank doesn't have an overflow nor is it drilled. It has a built in wet/dry system in the back of the tank. I just don't know which direction to go with this. I know there are many options I just want to hear your guys' opinions..

 

[jgs107]

i would say get rid of the damsels,add more rock.put baffles in your sump and get rid of the bioballs.lots of problems ive heard with them in reefs

 

[sfr523]

Oh and my tank dimensions are 8x2x2

 

[reef_only]

More rocks will be nice. If not then at least try to put all the rocks you have currently into 2 vertical rockscaping instead of spreading out thin rock layer on sand surface.