andrews 20 g reef transition build
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bluzepher1
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I don't get it. How is your tank gonna be healthy?
bluzepher1
Aquarium Advice Freak
That is an interesting device.
ivan_dalmatia
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Ya, it looks pretty cool, just looked it up?
bluzepher1
Aquarium Advice Freak
What is it and where did u get it?
ivan_dalmatia
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Greenstreet.1
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What you mean how's my tank going to be healthy?
bluzepher1
Aquarium Advice Freak
No skimmer ?
ivan_dalmatia
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I guess not
Greenstreet.1
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Not true at all just cause I'm not using a skimmer Water changes.
bluzepher1
Aquarium Advice Freak
I want to make this tank self sufficient as possible
Greenstreet.1
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My tank will be very happy I'm not worried.
jwh0818
Aquarium Advice Addict
You dont need a skimmer or hob or sump for a sw tank. You who are saying this need to research the basics before giving advice. Wrong advice at that. Do some research and try and answer it again. A tank can be very healthy with only LR, good circulation, and water changes.
And why are y'all arguing on another members thread about your tanks? This is someone else's build thread.
And why are y'all arguing on another members thread about your tanks? This is someone else's build thread.
bluzepher1
Aquarium Advice Freak
cool JW how often do you have to do water changes on a 40gal reef, corals, shrimp, 4 shrimp, clown fish x 2 an anemone, 40 lbs of live rock and live sand
Greenstreet.1
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Thank you. That is why I started a thread on the tank.
jwh0818
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Where is your build thread? Still this is andrews thread sorry for being off topic andrew. With a 40 I would have a skimmer because its a bigger volume of water but still I would be checking all parameters daily if you dont have a skimmer, sump, or filter. Id go with a 25% WC if you dont have any of those but yes a 40g should have something to help out
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aquandrew
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its okay lol i think I'm going to go with a skimmer anyway, so i can have the best quality of water and i don't have a sump so i don't want to do too large of water changes and stress the coral/fish. would it be worth it to do a 5.5 gallon sump?
jwh0818
Aquarium Advice Addict
Is the tank drilled? Id just go with a skimmer honestly. A few people here would probably say just go with the skimmer on a 20g. You could go with a HOB refugium if you wanted the nitrate reducing benefits
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aquandrew
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it is not drilled. if i were to do a sump, it would be with a hob overflow. what do you think of this hob refugium with a 30 gallon skimmer?
http://www.aquacave.com/Azoo-Hang-O...m-P3530.aspx?gclid=CPuu5vO1zLkCFQJqMgodaTYA5Q
http://www.vetdepot.com/internal-mini-protein-skimmer-115-30-gal.html?shopping=1
then i would buy a pump for the refugium and put my heater in there too.
jwh0818
Aquarium Advice Addict
I dont know much about skimmers but the hob refugium looks like an aquaclear. Id get and aquaclear and make a diy refugium to be honest
