Hey fellas, i have been planning of a new upgraded tank and hope to hear some advices.. Once again, very budget set up. so most of the stuff either going for cheaper kind or 2nd hand stuff.
Tank size : 1) 2x2x1,5 with 6" IOS at the back. (8 or 10mm?)
2) 2x2x1.5 bare tank.(10mm) Use canister filter Link to chiller and back to tank. Canister will be empty with just a bag of rowahpos, purigen or XL biopellets to prevent it becoming a nitrate factory.
Skimmer : If going for option 1 tank size, will be using BM Nac3.5.
If going for option 2, will be using either BM E3 or Q3.
Chilling : 1/10 HP chiller.
wavemaker : 2 x sunsun 3000l/hr wave maker. (is this enough?)
Lighting : 1) 2 units of 18x3W par38 light set.
2) 3 units of 12x3W par38 light set.
This are my equipments plan as of now.. im leaning more towards option 2 tank size mainly because it gives me more space (15cm more width!), tank is cheaper to build and i find it hard to clean IOS.
Sump is not really possible because im planning to put this 2ft on my 4x2x2ft freshwater tank's cabinet.. so i can have another exact tank size for my freshwater set up (2 2x2x1.5ft tank on a 422 cabinet).
Sump could be possible if i DIY a overflow PVC pipe, flow down to my exisiting 1ft cube tank, return pump to chiller, than back to tank. Will this be better? I don't really fancy many equipments so i hope that the return pump can just pump through the chiller and back to the tank.
What do you guys think?