Hello everyone!

GoofyCorals · Nov 27, 2022

Hello everyone! My name is Felix, and I’m new to R2R. At the moment I have a 55gal aquarium tank with 2 Firefish, a Purple Firefish, a lemonpeel angle fish, a Orange spotted Blenny, a Royal Gramma, a Tomato Clownfish, a Ocellaris Clownfish, a Longnose Hawkfish, and a Skunk cleaner shrimp. I’m running a SunSun Hw303B Pro canister filter and a HOB filter. Also I have a protein skimmer but I want to make the move to a sump. To be able to put all my gear into it. What do you guys recommend?

Peace River · Nov 27, 2022

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

dschuffert · Nov 27, 2022

Welcome!!

Jo'Reefer · Nov 27, 2022

Hello Felix and welcome!

Kristopher Conlin · Nov 27, 2022

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

For a sump there are a ton of options. You could go high end and get an acrylic sump or use a standard 10 to 40 gallon aquarium and put your own baffles in.

I have a trigger systems sump on one of my tanks and I really like it. But I also have some standard aquarium sumps on a few other tanks and they work great. I just added a 3d printed filter sock holder to it and it works great.

Big Smelly fish · Nov 27, 2022

Fish Think Pink · Nov 27, 2022

GoofyCorals said:
Hello everyone! My name is Felix, and I’m new to R2R. At the moment I have a 55gal aquarium tank with 2 Firefish, a Purple Firefish, a lemonpeel angle fish, a Orange spotted Blenny, a Royal Gramma, a Tomato Clownfish, a Ocellaris Clownfish, a Longnose Hawkfish, and a Skunk cleaner shrimp. I’m running a SunSun Hw303B Pro canister filter and a HOB filter. Also I have a protein skimmer but I want to make the move to a sump. To be able to put all my gear into it. What do you guys recommend?

Hi Felix and Welcome! Glad you joined. Recommendation for sump is go as large as you have space.

Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID)

This might help you find people local to you in California:

Local Reef Club Discussion

Looking for some locals to share frags and info with? This is the place! Find a local club that meets in your area! If you want to add your club just contact us.

www.reef2reef.com

This is a good reference book type online article I still review:

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium

This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...

www.reef2reef.com

vetteguy53081 · Nov 27, 2022

Itsadeepbluesea · Nov 27, 2022

Welcome aboard!

Sean Clark · Nov 27, 2022

Welcome.

GoofyCorals · Nov 27, 2022

Kristopher Conlin said:
Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

For a sump there are a ton of options. You could go high end and get an acrylic sump or use a standard 10 to 40 gallon aquarium and put your own baffles in.

I have a trigger systems sump on one of my tanks and I really like it. But I also have some standard aquarium sumps on a few other tanks and they work great. I just added a 3d printed filter sock holder to it and it works great.

Thank you! I am thinking of going with a 29gal tank and custom build it myself to save some money for gas LOL

GoofyCorals · Nov 27, 2022

Fish Think Pink said:
Hi Felix and Welcome! Glad you joined. Recommendation for sump is go as large as you have space.

Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID)

This might help you find people local to you in California:

Local Reef Club Discussion

Looking for some locals to share frags and info with? This is the place! Find a local club that meets in your area! If you want to add your club just contact us.

www.reef2reef.com

This is a good reference book type online article I still review:

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium

This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...

www.reef2reef.com

Thank You!!! I will look into the thread before I start to build my sump.