GAhockey1992
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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So here is my 4 year old sumpless 20L reef As of now:
Fish are a golden dwarf moray, juvie pintail fairy wrasse, and a yellow stripe clingfish. It’s had many ups and downs over the years but now that I’ve finished up school I want to do a big reboot and upgrade to the system.
-lifereef HOB overflow w/ DIY 3 section 10g sump
-in sump skimmer (suggestions needed)
-jebao dosing pump (b-ionic 2 part)
-DIY macro algae reactor (maybe.. got a free bashsea reactor I’ve never used)
-300w full spectrum marsaqua LED (using old white/blue taotronics)
-eventually add icecap 1k gyre
Also I’m going to use all new rock and sand and am going to build a simplistic overhang rock structure using dry macro rock and Tonga shelf & branch rock.
So far I’ve got my rock, sand, return pump (jebao DCP-3000), assembled the sump, and the overflow should be here next week.
Mainly, I need some help with a skimmer choice. System volume will be ~24 gallons. The models I have narrowed it down to:
-Icecap k2-50 (rated: 40-80g)
-Bubble Magus NAC3.5 (rated: 25-80g)
-SCA-301 (rated 65 g)
-Eshopps S-120 (rated: 40-120g)
-Eshopps X-120 (rated: 75-120g)
I have read reviews for each but want to get some current opinions/ other suggestions here. Some of these are rated for systems larger than mine even with a heavy bioload so do you think they would still work ok? If not, which ones would be too large in my case?
Anyway here’s the sump (waiting to add the last baffle once I choose a skimmer) and more pics to come in the next few days as equipment comes
Fish are a golden dwarf moray, juvie pintail fairy wrasse, and a yellow stripe clingfish. It’s had many ups and downs over the years but now that I’ve finished up school I want to do a big reboot and upgrade to the system.
-lifereef HOB overflow w/ DIY 3 section 10g sump
-in sump skimmer (suggestions needed)
-jebao dosing pump (b-ionic 2 part)
-DIY macro algae reactor (maybe.. got a free bashsea reactor I’ve never used)
-300w full spectrum marsaqua LED (using old white/blue taotronics)
-eventually add icecap 1k gyre
Also I’m going to use all new rock and sand and am going to build a simplistic overhang rock structure using dry macro rock and Tonga shelf & branch rock.
So far I’ve got my rock, sand, return pump (jebao DCP-3000), assembled the sump, and the overflow should be here next week.
Mainly, I need some help with a skimmer choice. System volume will be ~24 gallons. The models I have narrowed it down to:
-Icecap k2-50 (rated: 40-80g)
-Bubble Magus NAC3.5 (rated: 25-80g)
-SCA-301 (rated 65 g)
-Eshopps S-120 (rated: 40-120g)
-Eshopps X-120 (rated: 75-120g)
I have read reviews for each but want to get some current opinions/ other suggestions here. Some of these are rated for systems larger than mine even with a heavy bioload so do you think they would still work ok? If not, which ones would be too large in my case?
Anyway here’s the sump (waiting to add the last baffle once I choose a skimmer) and more pics to come in the next few days as equipment comes