to fuge or not to fuge?

[madimod]

i have 29g reef with a 10g sump and im still debating on weather
or not to use it as a fuge so far i have a coralife 65 super skimmer and am going to add a phosban reactor i am currently curing about 35 of live rock in a sperate tank and about 30 pounds of sand . the main reason for me not wanting to use the fuge is the added electrical cost of the fuge lightand the cheto looks a little messy .so does any one have any suggestions or other successful methods for fugeless systems..

 

[mg426]

You could light a ten gallon sump with a 65 watt coralife pc 50/50 and it would be more than enough. Chaeto is not messy IMO It also works great. If you chose to not use a fuge mabe consider a DSB in the Sump

 

[Blown 346]

I would go with the fuge, If you have materials to have I would. They will only help your tank with a number of things.
The lighting cost for a small light will be nothing. Chaeto is not messy by any means unless it is dying than it could look messy.
Otherwise it stays in its own ball and doesnt take much to make it happy.