HOB set ups

[Deiblerj]

Struggling with my current set up (40 breeder with HOB filter and skimmer).

I feel like I won’t be able to get a nice looking tank with all HOB equipment.

Let’s see some of your HOB tanks and how they are looking!

 

[John Ni]

Wish you luck man! You can do it! You don’t need a full system. Lol 1 year 1/2 old 10 gallon mixed reef.

 

[Tuffyyyyy]

Mass Aquarium has/had a great 40 gallon breeder with a HOB filter. There’s also inappropriate reefer with the budget 10g that has a modified HOB filter. There are quite a few out there.

If you’re truly concerned about it there are fairly simple ways to shift your tank around without drilling.

 

[Rakkasan]

Wish you luck man! You can do it! You don’t need a full system. Lol 1 year 1/2 old 10 gallon mixed reef.

John can please tell me what equipment you're using? Very interested in this. You did a great job

 

[John Ni]

John can please tell me what equipment you're using? Very interested in this. You did a great job

Hey Rakkasan!

I am using a Aquaclear HOB filter with chemipure blue nano bag and changing the bags once a month. I also do 50% water change weekly. No skimmer or dosing. I feed once a day. Thank you :D

 

[LetItReef]

Used to be my set-up- standard 10g with Aquaclear 20:

 

[waywardreefer]

I've seen that a lot of folks have success utilizing the inTank mods for the Aquaclear HOBs... I think the 110 with the inTank drop in can even fit a heater and TunZe skimmer. There are also some pretty nice "sumpless" ATOs from XP Aqua out there and ocean box designs makes some surface skimmers for the intake.

 

[neltel_7]

These pictures are from about 2-3months ago when I started this 100 gallon. I runs with a large canister filter, an internal filter and primer and a surface skimmer. There is so much biological filtering from tiny ceramic rings I have in each of the filters with phosguard that my nitrates are consistently at or below .10. It’s slightly unappealing but I keep the light off everything in the back of the tank so it it doesn’t bother me to much. The reason I don’t have a sump is because my tank already came with the canister filter when I bought it. The canister filter is doing a good job so I don’t know that I want to switch to a sump, as I don’t really see how it’s worth it.

Ps. I have much more corals and fish now than when I took this picture and the nitrates are still at the same level.

 

[John Ni]

Used to be my set-up- standard 10g with Aquaclear 20:

Love it!!

 

[John Ni]

Here is a UPDATE ;)

 

[John Ni]

And growing 3 different Birdnest sps as well.