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Okay, after taking a 4 year leave from the hobby due to Ike and pregnancy, my 3 year old twin boys want Nemo. This of course was a difficult sell :)
My last set up was a 29L with JBL PC lights, power heads, a Fluval canister and crappy Red Sea skimmer and I hated it. However, it kept my tank going for 5+ years until Ike hit. I grew lots of SPS, LPS, RBTA, and a clam for like 2+ years.
I have 2 20L tanks that I am going to use. One will be my reef and I am turning the other one into a sump/fuge. My question is whether to use a skimmer. I know that eventually I will have a combo of SPS, LPS, BTA, a clam and a sea cucumber along with 3 - 4 fish, one of which must be Nemo in addition to a shrimp, starfish, and clean up crew. (There will by no Dori!) I am going to have a sand bed of 1 - 2 inches...can't decide. I am also going to use my PC lights for now and probably upgrade to LED's in the next year.
I am going to use a Eshopps overflow box with a Eshopps micron holder/bag, 2 hydor koralia pumps, and a mag drive return pump. The fuge will have some LR along with cheato and other plants. What are your thoughts an a skimmer?
My last set up was a 29L with JBL PC lights, power heads, a Fluval canister and crappy Red Sea skimmer and I hated it. However, it kept my tank going for 5+ years until Ike hit. I grew lots of SPS, LPS, RBTA, and a clam for like 2+ years.
I have 2 20L tanks that I am going to use. One will be my reef and I am turning the other one into a sump/fuge. My question is whether to use a skimmer. I know that eventually I will have a combo of SPS, LPS, BTA, a clam and a sea cucumber along with 3 - 4 fish, one of which must be Nemo in addition to a shrimp, starfish, and clean up crew. (There will by no Dori!) I am going to have a sand bed of 1 - 2 inches...can't decide. I am also going to use my PC lights for now and probably upgrade to LED's in the next year.
I am going to use a Eshopps overflow box with a Eshopps micron holder/bag, 2 hydor koralia pumps, and a mag drive return pump. The fuge will have some LR along with cheato and other plants. What are your thoughts an a skimmer?
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