Ditching the AIO idea for a sump system

[dracogrey]

Greetings. Thanks for all the input on the best AIO from the friends of fish here. Much of the advice here and from various LFS has been if you go big then ditch the AIO idea as it can't keep up. So here I am again with the sump question: which brand be best? Prostar is iffy as it gets very little press. Red Sea is out with all its bad press. Innovative seems to be a solid option. Then I found a Cade whose price blew me away. (REEF S2 1200 for $1700 for tank, stand and sump) The 135g weight is giving me pause on the latter. But what about Cade or IM for sumps? Any thoughts? Ideas? Grand and beneficent insights? Thanks in advance.

 

[blaxsun]

Get a Cade system and don't look back. If I could have a Cade in Canada that's what I'd have right now.

 

[dracogrey]

I keep reading only positives on the threads.

 

[blaxsun]

I keep reading only positives on the threads.

Expensive - but worth every penny. You will be hard-pressed to find a dissatisfied Cade owner anywhere...

 

[dracogrey]

They’re actually offering it at half the total price of a Planet or Red Sea. Cue the shock.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Greetings. Thanks for all the input on the best AIO from the friends of fish here. Much of the advice here and from various LFS has been if you go big then ditch the AIO idea as it can't keep up. So here I am again with the sump question: which brand be best? Prostar is iffy as it gets very little press. Red Sea is out with all its bad press. Innovative seems to be a solid option. Then I found a Cade whose price blew me away. (REEF S2 1200 for $1700 for tank, stand and sump) The 135g weight is giving me pause on the latter. But what about Cade or IM for sumps? Any thoughts? Ideas? Grand and beneficent insights? Thanks in advance.

You will have better filtration performance and equipment options which will reduce your maintenance tasks

 

[dracogrey]

So I’ve come to accept. The perceived ease of an AIO is quite alluring though. You can see the sell in it.