i recently found an excellent deal on a skimmer. ive been running a cannister for a few months now, and want to start getting into corals at some point, and want to help my current setup with the water parameters, so i am going to be making my own sump with refugium and filtration. since it is going onto an existing tank, the option that i feel that i will be limited to, for the time being with be a HOB overlow. i am scared to death about having the siphon break, and thus causing a huge watery mess. granted, this will only be on a 20 gallon at the moment, but, i am a worry wart, so i am hoping that there is someone with experience with the HOB types. have you ever had a siphon break, or other catastrophic failure? i have found a killer deal on an eshopps overflow, so hopefully you all will give me some good news, but hopefully honest news.
p.s. the tank and whatnot will be upgraded in the future to a 65g, so the sump i am making will be made from a 20 long.
p.s. the tank and whatnot will be upgraded in the future to a 65g, so the sump i am making will be made from a 20 long.