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In tech school right now for the AF, not sure if I ask questions here or not so I'll wait for replies then bother you guys.

I had a reef tank before I left for Basic Training. (29G mixed) loved it and was honestly my first shot at owning any aquarium but I am a research fanatic so I had pretty good success. My dream aquarium is a 4-500 gallon aquarium built for Motoro Stingrays. My favorite animal and would love to have a pair one day.

Anyway I have some sump questions for an aquarium I'm looking at when I get to my first duty station so like I said I'll make sure it's okay to ask here first.
 
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Welcome to R2R! We love questions so please ask away :)
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Welcome to R2R! We love questions so please ask away :)
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I'm planning on getting the SCA 50 gallon P&P Cube.
I have time and want to do it the right way. (RO/DI, Kessil Tuna Blue 160we, filtration) I won't get to my first duty station until octoberish so I want to buy everything here and there and have a nice aquarium when I'm through.
My question is as far as the sump goes it only comes with a skimmer and a few media that I think most people switch out. If you were setting this up what would you put in the sump? Refuge or no? Ceramic media? I'm all ears/eyes.
 
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I'm planning on getting the SCA 50 gallon P&P Cube.
I have time and want to do it the right way. (RO/DI, Kessil Tuna Blue 160we, filtration) I won't get to my first duty station until octoberish so I want to buy everything here and there and have a nice aquarium when I'm through.
My question is as far as the sump goes it only comes with a skimmer and a few media that I think most people switch out. If you were setting this up what would you put in the sump? Refuge or no? Ceramic media? I'm all ears/eyes.
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Going to be a matter of personal preference. Myself I'm a huge fan of refugium. It offers natural nutrient reduction, filtration, and is a great area for pods to populate. Ceramic media is great if you dont have alot of live rock and want more surface area for bacteria to populate.
 
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Welcome to R2R and thank you for your service! This is a great place to do your research when your making reef aquarium decisions.

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Welcome!!!!
Thank you for your service!
There is a TON of information readily available for you here. Be advised, there are a number of ways to skin the salty cat and you might get just as many recommendations when asked. Find a consensus backed by success and you should be safe. A universal truth regardless of methodology... PATIENCE grasshopper and slow down.
Looking forward to a build thread...? Yes?
P.S. Do you know for sure where your next duty station will be?
 
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