sump question

[jpond83]

i built a sump with fuge, now my girlfreind doesnt want me to set it up she would rather have a canister filter, i need to know some pros and cons of having a sump with a built in fuge, i heard it keeps nitrates down but thats all i know. i have a 28g bowfront with 2 domino damsels (soon to go back to who i got them from) , large maroon clown, scooter bleeny, and a flametail bleeny just added today, enough zoos to start a zoo zoo

[alliedag85]

i would go with a sump over the canister. add a good skimmer and your good to go. you can also add things in the sump to keep them from being seen in the display tank.The benefits of haveing a sump: · increasing total water volume,
· providing a place for equipment and filtration,
· keeping the surface of the water free of contaminates,
· aerating the water,
· simplifying water changes, and
· keeping the water level stable in the display tank.

this link should really help ou out!

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-01/gt/index.php

[jlh81]

I have done both and i would never go back from a sump

[allan]

besides of which, running a fuge is fun. I get almost as much out of my fuge as I do the display tank.

...my wife doesn't though...

[austinaquaman]

Thanks alliedag85 for the great link on sumps. I'm in the initial stages of building one and this helps a lot with my understanding and planning.

[vman181]

Austinaquaman,

Here is another link to Marc, Aka Melev, site. He has a lot of great info on sump\Refugiums.


http://www.melevsreef.com/links.html

[austinaquaman]

Wow. This site has a lot of other cool stuff too. Thanks vman181.

[vman181]

No problem, Marc is full of info. I stopped by his house a long time ago before he had is big in wall. I always go to his site if I need to find out some info on stuff. He's a member of the DFWMAS and I know he went to TMAC but not sure if he did a presentation or not.

[d3rryc]

Yep, Marc was at TMAC, giving a presentation on photography.

[jpond83]

thanks for all of the feedback, i think we convinced her

[alliedag85]

melevs was going to e the first link but couldnt finf it. will save in my comp. lol how r the domino damsels doing?
http://www.melevsreef.com/links.html (http://www.melevsreef.com/links.html)