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anyone have a reef tank without a sump

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  • 07-05-2012 9:00pm
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    WIZE
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    has anyone set up a marine reef tank without using a sump

    also will I need a protein skimmer if I use a Fluval Fx5 external filter


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    vibe666
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    i've a small 55L marine tank with no sump, although i haven't got any corals in it yet and it's been running fine for almost 6 months now with 2 clowns, 2 shrimp and a starfish (now with 2 babies), plus various small inverts (snails etc.) that i think hitched a ride in my live coral sand and rock.

    you don't necessarily *need* a sump or a skimmer if you're happy doing lots of regular water changes, but they will help in the long term to keep everything clean.

    I've got a big external filter and i recently added a cheap micro skimmer i got off ebay, although it's quite noisy and i'm really not sure how much good it's actually doing other than cluttering up the tank.

    i originally went into seahorse to ask about it and keelan showed me some of their sumpless marine tanks that have been going for years, so i decided to go for it.


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    SeaFields
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    Thats very interesting. I am soon upgrading to a larger tank from my present 60L one. Want to go for around 200L if I get the go ahead (from herself :o) . Had envisoned just leaving the 60L aside for emergencies but if I could get a simple marine one going out of it, I'd love to give it a go.


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    Sleepy
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    Or you could use the 60l as a sump for the new 200l tank ;)


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    vibe666
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    Sleepy wrote: »
    Or you could use the 60l as a sump for the new 200l tank ;)
    i think that's what happened to Paddy147 with his custom built marine tank! :D


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    SeaFields
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    Ah jaysus lads, steady on awhile. :p


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