Brandon Smith
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Having a place for skimmer and potentially a reactor will make things easier on you in the future. Hob filters are really going to limit you and probably get replaced in the near future. Welcome to R2R and enjoy your tank
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Hello there, welcome to R2R. I have used HOB filters in the past along with a HOB protein skimmer...sometimes just the HOB skimmer and has good success. Now I have a 50-gallon cube-like tank with an overflow to the sump...much better. The 40-gallon breeder tanks are a nice set-up, I had one back-in-the day.
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for a 40 i would use hob. When you upgrade use the 40 as a sump. ok, i didn't do it that way.
when you look at options it helps to know whether the goal matches the path.
if you want to learn about whether you like the hobby, go simple and easy.
if you want a specific fish or other livestock look at what it needs and decide if you want that much of an investment.
if i wanted to keep a fish that needed a lot of room but i couldn't do that right away i would build a simulation of the environment that it needs and learn how to maintain the eventual system on a smaller scale.
if water quality is the issue i would learn to maintain that level of water quality on a small system with the equipment and processes that are needed.
after i have created the environment, then, I would add the inhabitants.
remember that one way to master this hobby is one step at a time. happily each step is rewarding.
when you look at options it helps to know whether the goal matches the path.
if you want to learn about whether you like the hobby, go simple and easy.
if you want a specific fish or other livestock look at what it needs and decide if you want that much of an investment.
if i wanted to keep a fish that needed a lot of room but i couldn't do that right away i would build a simulation of the environment that it needs and learn how to maintain the eventual system on a smaller scale.
if water quality is the issue i would learn to maintain that level of water quality on a small system with the equipment and processes that are needed.
after i have created the environment, then, I would add the inhabitants.
remember that one way to master this hobby is one step at a time. happily each step is rewarding.
Welcome to Reef2Reef! You can do with or without a sump. A sump gives a little more water volume and a place to put equipment, but all in ones are great too
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Hi and welcome from the UK. Very friendly and knowledgeable folk on here, you will love it.
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