20g reef set up

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HappyHooligan

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I currently maintain a 90g FOWLER at work that is getting along fine.
I'm considering a reef system for my home.
I'd like to go with a 20g long. I'm not looking to develop the system of the year or anything, just some nano corals and a couple fish.
Any suggestions on filtration?
Should I drill the tank?
I'm really interested in setting up kick butt filtration!!
 
On a twenty gallon tank I would do a HOB overflow. What kind of filtration are you thinking about?
 
What kind of filtration are you thinking about?
I'm exactly sure what would be most appropriate. But, being a smaller volume tank, and a reef system, I'm thinking of some kind of sump or something to expand the water volume as much as possible.
 
I would do a PVC DIY overflow on one side of the tank and return it on the other to make a raceway design. Otherwise the PVC overflows can be kind of hard to conceal.
 
With that size tank you may be able to get away without a sump/skimmer and a low fish load with just a few power heads.

Have you looked at the overflow kits from glass-holes.com ? Their overflow boxes are fairly narrow and wouldn't take up much room in a 20L.

You say some kind of sump or something, but what size are we talking about? 10g? 15g? Another 20L? And a skimmer, return pump, heater, baffles are all gonna fit down there? On second thought, it might be easier (and simpler) to do without one.

How about a AquaClear 110 as a HOB sump/fuge? We have a 29g at work with an AC 110 on it, PCs over top, softies, one or two LPS, LR + snails + hermits, a moderate fish load, and things are thriving.
 
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