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Great articles, thanks! What are your thoughts on the ADHI 60 fuge (picture below)? That would be way easier for me to not fabricate one myself,...
I've been trying to decide what combo of fuge/sump I want. I can't seem to find one that is big enough that will fit in my space. I have a 200...
Thanks for the info...I'll have to do some more looking on Craig's list.
Well my LFS will only sell as a package, and I'm not seeing anywhere online where I can buy just the tank and stand. Otherwise I'd piece it...
It's got a generic Marineland skimmer & a large sump down in the stand. Hang on the back 150 watt MH. I'd prefer a fuge/sump and am not a huge fan...
Looking at a 60 gallon Marineland cube complete reef system for about $1100. (Aquarium, stand, metal halide light, sump, filter, pump, but no room...
Thanks for the info guys. I was only planning on running 1 - 20amp. I think I'll reconsider and run 2 since I'm already running the wiring, one...
Funny you mention that, I was just looking at those tonight. I've decided to go with in-sump. But whatever I go with needs to be no more than 24"...
So any recommendations on good in sump skimmers?
You're right, I actually took pencil to paper tonight and the dimensions on the items I had been planning on eat up that 72" pretty quick!
Thanks for the insight! Back to looking for in sump skimmers!
What are the Pros/Cons of each? Any reason you'd not want to do an in-sump skimmer option?
Thanks for the link and the info, that makes sense. I initially was looking at in-sump skimmers, but figured I'd have plenty of room in a 72" base....
I'm planning on putting a 300 gallon tank on the 1st floor of my house against an exterior wall. I have a 4 foot crawlspace underneath the floor and...
So I'm winding down with my parts list (See my pre-build list here: http://www.3reef.com/forums/new-hobby/pre-build-parts-checklist-67770.html)...
Thanks for the links and recommendations everyone. I'll do some research on everyone's suggestions and update my list with my changes here in a few...
Wow, information overload. This thread is going to take me awhile to research everyone's suggestions. Thanks so much for the input so far, I really...
After a few weeks of researching I'm starting to narrow down the initial pieces of my first tank build. This will be a community reef tank....
Thanks for the pictures! You're right, I don't think anyone would notice hanging it over the back. I was concerned with trying to run it up through...
How do you handle the power cords when hanging lights over tanks? I see they all have these nice fancy stainless steel hangers, but somewhere don't...
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