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Any tank can be beautiful but a reef ready tank will make your reef life more successfulBack in the hobby (finally!). I used to have this sick 90 gallon tank in high school, sump, the whole nine yards...
Welcome back.
Yes, any tank can be beautiful. I’ve been in the hobby off and on for over 20 years. I’ve never run a sump or overflow box. I’ve used canister filters with HOB skimmers and HOB filters/skimmers and I have kept all kinds of things. The tank in my profile is a 60g with HOB equipment. I do prefer HOB to canister filters.
Haha nice!75 gallon petco tank painted the back and drilled overflow and returns also used a 20 long for a sump with a Fiji baffle kit. Best of luck with your choice.
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nobody's reef has ever died from not having a sump I don't thinkYes I know doing a mixed reef tank with all HOB equipment is risky.
In other words, I'd bet on the success of a well maintained tank very little filtration at all over a tank with all the widgets and no work ethic... Corals need flow, light, nutrients, minerals. These things can be provided and stabilized with just a light, some sort of dosing method, and a powerhead. Everything else is done to delay or eliminate the need for water changes, and lightly stocked tanks do not produce enough waste to overwhelm the uptake of all the stuff that grows in the tank anyways.nobody's reef has ever died from not having a sump I don't think
Ya I got lucky - a couple local reefers were doing tank breakdowns. Feels like adopting a dog hahah.wow! you got some large colonies right away!
Ya true that hahanobody's reef has ever died from not having a sump I don't think
Thanks!Your tank looks great!