I have a 46" bowfront with a stand that has been a freshwater tank for years and years. I want to go saltwater but struggling with what to do.
The stand has little room for a sump / refugium. The only thing i can find that will fit without going custom is this: https://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=30999
With that, I can really only do a skimmer and maybe some live rock. Only other retail sump I could put in there would be a 15 gallon high tank. The regular is too deep.
So with that said, what would you do with this setup? I dont want to buy a new tank etc so that is out. I would prefer to do reef, but its not a requirement for sure. I lean towards using a sump for the additional water and protein skimmer. I really worry about the over the back skimmers for the same leak reason as well as efficiency. I want to use a drilled setup so I dont run the risk of a water leak if something goes wrong.
What would you do with this setup? Sump or no sump? Reef or no reef?
The stand has little room for a sump / refugium. The only thing i can find that will fit without going custom is this: https://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=30999
With that, I can really only do a skimmer and maybe some live rock. Only other retail sump I could put in there would be a 15 gallon high tank. The regular is too deep.
So with that said, what would you do with this setup? I dont want to buy a new tank etc so that is out. I would prefer to do reef, but its not a requirement for sure. I lean towards using a sump for the additional water and protein skimmer. I really worry about the over the back skimmers for the same leak reason as well as efficiency. I want to use a drilled setup so I dont run the risk of a water leak if something goes wrong.
What would you do with this setup? Sump or no sump? Reef or no reef?