kjw Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 what are the must to have other than skimmer in your sump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiack Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 this is the basic items.requires chiller instead of heater.Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjw Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, chiack said: this is the basic items. requires chiller instead of heater. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app my sump is not big enough to put a refugium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiack Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 refugium does not require a big space. i see some lfs, their setup.. just drop some cheato on the basket with light.. and it will do the job.Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JiaEn Posted November 20, 2021 SRC Member Share Posted November 20, 2021 15 hours ago, kjw said: what are the must to have other than skimmer in your sump Even skimmers (As much as they are awesome) are not a must have. There are many ways to run a reef aquarium. In general, I would look at: 1. Some form of mechanical filtration such as floss/filter cup/automatic fleece 2. Biomedia 3. Additional export mechanism such as refugium/ats/skimmer 4. Provisions for cooling 5. Space for (future) additional equipments 6. Return pump 1-5 are kind of optional depending on how you run your tank. 6 of course, is a must have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QiKuaMai Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Bio media is a must have. Any other add ONS are basically just aiding with water quality. Do more research so you can workaround with your constraints. I'm running canister without skimmer as I'm linking up a IOS tank... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiack Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 agreed. we need to understand this cycle. the rest is up to us to free play.Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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