SanAntoneTy
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I'm starting a 90 gallon no sump tank and was wondering of success from anyone else? equipment used ? and so on
sumpless reefers?
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DoubleM 10
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well from doing this for a little bit im sure you will find people who are successful in keeping a sumpless tank.
I did it on my first tank. i though it was fine. then on the next tank i did it with a sump and i will never go back.
keeps equipment out of the tank and hidden from view. so the tank looks cleaner and less clutter.
adds more volume to the tank for stabler water conditions.
when the tank is running the level of the water will not lower in the display.
you can house a bigger and better skimmer for a more full tank.
i had success running my first tank with no sump. i had its challenges like micro bubbles. all took time to overcome. but yes it can be done
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uncleL
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Yes sir! I'll tell you my Setup
90 Gallon Saltwater Tank, stand,canopy and sand $250.00 USED
Lighting
MarineLand 48" Reef LED $300.00
Filters
Marineland
(2) HOT MAGNUMS 250gph w/coral $150.00
(1) 350 350gph
Powerheads
Aqueon
(2) 950gph $150.00
(1) 500GPH
Skimmer
AQUAC REMORA PRO PRE-SKIMMER FOR MAG-DRIVE 3 AND MAG-DRIVE 5 PUMP $300.00
AQUAC REMORA PRO HANG-ON PROTEIN SKIMMER W/ DRAIN FITTING & DANNER SUPREME 3 POWERHEAD/PUMP 350gph
Heaters
(2) Aqueon Submersible Aquarium Heater 250w $20.00
UV Ster 24W
Tank Setup
3" sand
200lbs rock/corals
Fish
(1) Royal Gramma
(6) Ocellaris Clown
(1) Lawnmower Blenny
(4) Turbo Snails
(17)Astrea Snail
(1) Foxface Tang
(1) Yellow Tang
(1) Hippo Tang
(1) Scopas Tang
(1) Coral Beauty
(2) Coral banded shrimp
(1) Cleaner Shrimp
Corals
(6) Mushrooms
(1) Flowerpot
(1) Duncan
(3) Zoa's
(1) Long Tentacle Anemone
(2) Toadstools
(1) Seabae Anemone
90 Gallon Saltwater Tank, stand,canopy and sand $250.00 USED
Lighting
MarineLand 48" Reef LED $300.00
Filters
Marineland
(2) HOT MAGNUMS 250gph w/coral $150.00
(1) 350 350gph
Powerheads
Aqueon
(2) 950gph $150.00
(1) 500GPH
Skimmer
AQUAC REMORA PRO PRE-SKIMMER FOR MAG-DRIVE 3 AND MAG-DRIVE 5 PUMP $300.00
AQUAC REMORA PRO HANG-ON PROTEIN SKIMMER W/ DRAIN FITTING & DANNER SUPREME 3 POWERHEAD/PUMP 350gph
Heaters
(2) Aqueon Submersible Aquarium Heater 250w $20.00
UV Ster 24W
Tank Setup
3" sand
200lbs rock/corals
Fish
(1) Royal Gramma
(6) Ocellaris Clown
(1) Lawnmower Blenny
(4) Turbo Snails
(17)Astrea Snail
(1) Foxface Tang
(1) Yellow Tang
(1) Hippo Tang
(1) Scopas Tang
(1) Coral Beauty
(2) Coral banded shrimp
(1) Cleaner Shrimp
Corals
(6) Mushrooms
(1) Flowerpot
(1) Duncan
(3) Zoa's
(1) Long Tentacle Anemone
(2) Toadstools
(1) Seabae Anemone
SanAntoneTy
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on the 250s what do you mean with coral??
SanAntoneTy
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Outrigger Reef
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That's a lot of rock for a 90 DT!!
3dees
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I have a 120 gal. sumpless tank with a Reef Octopus hob skimmer, Tru-Temp heater, one Jeboa wp 25 and one wp40. 150 lbs. of live rock and one inch sand bed. due to severe back problems I can't have a sump. mostly softies with a couple of lps. no dosing. 14 months and so far everything is great.
Scott07
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I've been running a 20gal sumpless set up for almost a year now. At this point it is SPS dominant and I also have a maxima claim in there.... so it's a bit of a finicky tank. Without going into lengthy specifics... I'm wayyyy overfiltering, have a HOB fuge, etc... and it is all working out fine.
If i did it again however, I would definitely set up a sump. Sumpless is very doable, just a lot more to think about and maintain. The look of having all sorts of junk hanging off the back doesn't bother me much (hey, it's all really cool junk!!).. just poses it's own very unique problems from time to time. I find myself DIY'ing weird little solutions for this or that which I don't think would be issues if I just had the extra room of a sump to play with.
If i did it again however, I would definitely set up a sump. Sumpless is very doable, just a lot more to think about and maintain. The look of having all sorts of junk hanging off the back doesn't bother me much (hey, it's all really cool junk!!).. just poses it's own very unique problems from time to time. I find myself DIY'ing weird little solutions for this or that which I don't think would be issues if I just had the extra room of a sump to play with.
SanAntoneTy
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what model skimmer do you have?
ferockfish
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3dees: Beautiful tank.
Here's a post that includes some of the things I've done to keep the equipment out of view in my sumpless tank:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2408928&highlight=sumpless
Here's a post that includes some of the things I've done to keep the equipment out of view in my sumpless tank:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2408928&highlight=sumpless
