Did i get sold a freshwater sump..

[Joshua Agostoni]

So ive bin looking at tons of videos learning all I can and I've bin going though sites to plan for my next tanks and I'm starting to think i was sold a fresh water sump for my salt water tank.

Every salt water tank i see is using filter socks, was i sold a fresh water sump and if so how important is it that i get a real saltwater sump?

 

[Fishfinder]

There is no saltwater specific sump. There are just different filtration methods. That has got bio balls, that method has become a less used option. There are many more effective and preferred methods. You could return it if it wasn't a good deal, or remove the balls

 

[welsher7]

Generally bioballs, the blue balls in the sump you bought aren't used for in reef tanks. The liverock and skimmer would filtration. that being said you could still use the sump, just remove the bioballs. A sump is just another container to hold equipment and increase water volume. Some people use manufactured sumps, aquariums, livestock troughs, and heavy duty plastic totes for sumps.

so you could make it work if you can't return it.

 

[Joshua Agostoni]

i was thinking of getting a new sump and keeping it for freshwater later down the road. I thought that's what was going on. The sump is so small i had to get a bak pak skimmer hang on and to be honest i feel like it kinda sucks. I feel life the stuff i bought listening to my fish store guys is all fresh water stuff.

 

[Joshua Agostoni]

What do you guys think of this combo.

 

[Shep]

What do you guys think of this combo.

That's the sump I have and love it

 

[welsher7]

We need a little more information about your system. What size is your display? Do you intend on stocky a light or heavy bio load?

 

[Joshua Agostoni]

i have a 55 gallon currently i have 2 mocha clowns and two blue green chromis i had 3 but one chromis died today. I planed on atleast having about 10 fish im not including the chromi cause there so small

 

[alton]

The problem with filter socks is having to wash them in the washing machine, and then forgetting them until your wife screams at you.

 

[Joshua Agostoni]

thats not a problem for me.

 

[welsher7]

that combo would work, but I would get the 150int skimmer.

 

[tj w]

10 fish in your 55? Chromis are too small to include? Just checking if that's what you're saying. I was sold the same kinda sump for my reef tank when I started. I got rid of it two weeks later

 

[Centerline]

I agree with @welsher7 . Reef Octopus makes a great skimmer (I have 2 of them currently) but the 150i isn't much larger and will do a better job.

 

[Joshua Agostoni]

10 fish in your 55? Chromis are too small to include? Just checking if that's what you're saying. I was sold the same kinda sump for my reef tank when I started. I got rid of it two weeks later

So im guessing by your question you think 10 in a 55 is to much. I was hoping for my two clowns, a yellow tang, a gobbi, and maybe like 3 more colorful fish plus a cleaner crew. now with that new sump i can also do a refrugium

 

[Centerline]

So im guessing by your question you think 10 in a 55 is to much. I was hoping for my two clowns, a yellow tang, a gobbi, and maybe like 3 more colorful fish plus a cleaner crew. now with that new sump i can also do a refrugium

You fish selection is fine once your tank is fully cycled, the larger skimmer will help.

 

[Joshua Agostoni]

well I already went ahead a bought the 110... im sure its going to be a heck of a lot better then this.

 

[jrwoltman]

I know I am going to be called a "tang policeman", but so be it. A 55 is too small a tank for a yellow tang. 10 fish in a 55 would probably be fine, if they were all smaller, and you only added a couple fish a month or two, and kept up with water changes, but definitely not all at once. Even though chromis have a pretty small bioload, when small, I have had chromis almost get 3 inches long in the past, you absolutely need to count them in your fish list. However, a CUCs bioload is negligible and the work they do more than negates it, so go wild there. Lastly, that is a great skimmer and will really help you with the amount of fish you eventually will have. Just my two cents.

Good luck,

Jim

 

[Joshua Agostoni]

I know I am going to be called a "tang policeman", but so be it. A 55 is too small a tank for a yellow tang. 10 fish in a 55 would probably be fine, if they were all smaller, and you only added a couple fish a month or two, and kept up with water changes, but definitely not all at once. Even though chromis have a pretty small bioload, when small, I have had chromis almost get 3 inches long in the past, you absolutely need to count them in your fish list. However, a CUCs bioload is negligible and the work they do more than negates it, so go wild there. Lastly, that is a great skimmer and will really help you with the amount of fish you eventually will have. Just my two cents.

Good luck,

Jim

I was gonna get a small yellow tang i figure if any of the fish get to big then i can always return them to my LFS for credit and replace again. But I am curious now cause I see 36 gallon tanks with 1 yellow tang, those tanks are reef tanks which takes up even more space I'm fish only. This being my first tank I'm not yet confident enough in my knowledge and skills to be messing with corals.

 

[welsher7]

I was gonna get a small yellow tang i figure if any of the fish get to big then i can always return them to my LFS for credit and replace again. But I am curious now cause I see 36 gallon tanks with 1 yellow tang, those tanks are reef tanks which takes up even more space I'm fish only. This being my first tank I'm not yet confident enough in my knowledge and skills to be messing with corals.

People buy fish all the time that are too big for their tanks, I think at some point we have all been guilty of it, but that doesn't make it right. Just take it slow and ask a lot of questions. Setting up a tank the right way and having it ready for fish in my opinion should take 4-6weeks from the time it is filled and running with rock. If you really want a tang for the 55 check out a kole or tomini tang, they stay a little smaller.

 

[jrwoltman]

I was gonna get a small yellow tang i figure if any of the fish get to big then i can always return them to my LFS for credit and replace again. But I am curious now cause I see 36 gallon tanks with 1 yellow tang, those tanks are reef tanks which takes up even more space I'm fish only. This being my first tank I'm not yet confident enough in my knowledge and skills to be messing with corals.

A yellow tang in a 36 gallon tank is just ridiculous. As far as corals go, as a new person, you would be find with most soft corals, zoas, and mushrooms. They are all fairly easy to care for and can be inexpensive.