Anyone with successful reef without a fuge/sump?

timsedwards

timsedwards

Active Member
Hi Guys,
Just wondered, does anyone have a good/successful reef tank without the aid of a sump/fuge of any kind? If so can they post pics?
Thanks!
Tim.
 
nas19320

nas19320

Active Member
I consider my reef to be pretty successful so far though still rather young and I don't have a sump or refuge.
 
suver569

suver569

Member
Oh sure, I had a fuge setup for about a month, but one of the seams split. I abandoned the fuge, and wasnt able to setup another. I've been running for about 8 months with no fuge quite well.
No pic yet, waiting for my mother in law to forward me the pics from her camera. Might have them today.
 
beth

beth

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Staff member
My tank is setup without fudge or sump. I have several PHs and a skimmer.
 
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fishlovr

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My 75 is sumpless. I have a Remora Pro, an Emperor 280 and an Emperor 400 on it. I also have several powerheads running. I just got actinic 03's to replace the 7100K bulbs that came with my CSL PC hood. I really like them soooo much better! It has been doing quite well for about a year:) HTH
fishlovr
 
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fishlovr

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Good skimmer, weekly water changes, not overfeeding, seem to work for me:)
 
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fishlovr

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I do about 10 percent every week to 10 days......I also run PhosBan in a media container inside my Emperor 400 all the time. Once a month I run extra carbon in a Magnum 350 canister for a few hours.
HTH
fishlovr
 
suver569

suver569

Member
I do about 5% every other week. Been a rough year for money, so I'll be picking it up a bit now that i'm working again. 10% a week is about what i'll be doing.
Dont get me wrong, a fuge is in the works again. The benifits IMO, are huge. They are definately not 100% required.
My LFS has 2 extremly successful tanks, make that 3 setup in there store with nothing more than LR, DSB, and a protein skimmer. Lights of course.
 
schneidts

schneidts

Active Member
Fishlovr, your tank looks great!:yes: I'm starting my 55 gal real soon and have been fighting with the decision to go fuge or not. Think I'll start w/out and add later.
 
rwhite

rwhite

Member
We dont have a fuge on our 55 and there are some nice tanks shown above that seem to be fine. We're running a Penguin 330 and Fluval 304 (not sure if thats considered a sump) with 2 Maxi-jet 600s and a Prizm skimmer. We do have macros in the tank for some help and water changes are about every 2-3 weeks max. about 10-15% depending on param check. So far so good but I must admit we dont have a lot of livestock/corals. Try to post a recent pic in a minute.
 
enomadra

enomadra

Member
I do a 10% water change each week without fail and do not have a fudge. My tank is not the greatest but I love it.:D
 
artista

artista

Member
There is a January Tank of the month at another reef site that is beautiful and he only has hang on tank equiptment. It can be done :)
 
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fishlovr

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Thanks for the compliment, Schneidts:) Hope you have good luck with your 55. Send a pic in to SWF when it's up and running......
 
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