new reef tank advice

Depending on your stand, you might not even be able
to get a 15 gallon tank under it. 55 gallon tanks
are so narrow.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


ONJ wrote on 5/15/2007 3:37 PM:
Ok...let me put it this way...because of the research I have been doing, I
like a particular brand of counter current venturi type skimmer that is HO,
but it can be modified to stand alone under the tank cabinet.
That I know I will purchase alone with Hydor Koralia circulator(s).

So, if I get a sump for whatever reason, what purpose will it serve for me.
What would I do with it?
I do have a 15 gallon tank I could use I guess.

"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
k.net...
I don't recommend a canister filter, but they are not the end of the world,
and they are easy to remove should you later decide that you don't like it.
Some people like canister filters, but I have never liked them.

Another advantage of a sump, is that you are able to put all of you
equipment down in the sump, so that when you look in your reef tank, all
you see is the reef, and nothing else.

But, no you dont' have to have a sump, but for any large system, it just
makes sense to have a sump.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


ONJ wrote on 5/10/2007 10:49 AM:
Ok...I have narrowed down some pieces of equipment to set up my new 55
gallon reef tank.

The things I do know I need and will be getting a

60 to 70lbs live rock
Precision Marine HOT-1 protein skimmer
2 Hydor Koralia circulating units
Proper lighting level for corals and maybe one anemone

Now for the part I don't know. I was considering a canister
filter...someone advised against that.

I thought about a refugium, but my only reason for doing so would be
algae control, but I don't know if I want to mess with all of that.

So besides the live rock, the skimmer, lighting and calcium based
sand...is there anything else?

Would someone recommend a canister filter? Is a refugium a must?

Or will the things I have settled on so far do the trick?