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03-26-2008, 12:02 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: south bend IN.
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sump or wet dry?
which is more beneficial? I have a proclear 125 g wet dry right now but would it be better to set up a 40gallon aquarium for a sump system? please advise me on what to setup for the long run. I have a 125gallon tank with the start of a beautiful reef system. please help....
thanks
Bill 
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03-26-2008, 12:13 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Andover, KS
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I vote for the 40 gallon set up as a sump...of course, if you took the bioballs (if you use them) out of the proclear , you could just use it as a sump.
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Jenni AKA "Reefmama"
180 gallon AGA RR mixed reef inwall, 100 gallon rubbermaid stock tank sump, 10 gallon hex fuge, Quiet one 5000 return pump, PCI PS-3000 skimmer with Octopus needlewheel pump, 72" Constellation from Aquactinics, 2 Triton Aquatics GS2 maxijet mods, 2 250 watt heaters, 200 lbs live rock, 200 lbs pulverized limestone
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03-26-2008, 12:42 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: south bend IN.
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which would be more beneficial to my main tank for filtration. or would a 40g refugium be better?
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03-26-2008, 01:02 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Andover, KS
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if you are planning on using the bioballs in the pro clear, then the 40 gallon would be more beneficial as bio balls can be nitrate factories...if there is a way you can run the pro clear without the bio balls then that would be fine.
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Jenni AKA "Reefmama"
180 gallon AGA RR mixed reef inwall, 100 gallon rubbermaid stock tank sump, 10 gallon hex fuge, Quiet one 5000 return pump, PCI PS-3000 skimmer with Octopus needlewheel pump, 72" Constellation from Aquactinics, 2 Triton Aquatics GS2 maxijet mods, 2 250 watt heaters, 200 lbs live rock, 200 lbs pulverized limestone
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03-26-2008, 01:05 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Andover, KS
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a sump is nothing more than a container to have extra water volume, a place to put your equipment ie: skimmer, heaters...return pump, and a place to have a fuge if you want... Lots of people on here, some very smart reefers, do not even believe in having a fuge so that is a matter of person preference. So, with that said, IF you can take the bioballs out of the proclear and just usae the actual container for your skimmer and pumps and heaters then it will be fine.
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Jenni AKA "Reefmama"
180 gallon AGA RR mixed reef inwall, 100 gallon rubbermaid stock tank sump, 10 gallon hex fuge, Quiet one 5000 return pump, PCI PS-3000 skimmer with Octopus needlewheel pump, 72" Constellation from Aquactinics, 2 Triton Aquatics GS2 maxijet mods, 2 250 watt heaters, 200 lbs live rock, 200 lbs pulverized limestone
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03-26-2008, 01:25 PM
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Tankless Poser
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: OIMB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by beyondpostal
which would be more beneficial to my main tank for filtration. or would a 40g refugium be better?
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Depends on what your growing SPS (no fuge) or LPS and sofies (maybe fuge) IMO.
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