Prefab Sump recommendation

[Age_of_Aquarius]

I am in the process of planning out my first reef tank holding lps, softies, and polyps and some fish species I have not yet decided on. I am planning on a 40g breeder. In my sump planning to put a refugium and skimmer (eventually). Can anyone recommend an entry-level priced skimmer that will accommodate these items along with enough room for a quality return pump?

 

[MONTANTK]

Reef octopus is a great brand. They’re relatively in expensive but also very high quality but they can be a little bulky. Aquamax is more compact and also relatively low priced. I also saw BRS having a close out sale on Hydor skimmers but they were still above $200.

 

[Ultra Aquatics]

I only use Reef Octopus on all my systems. I’ve tried many others, including very expensive Royal Exclusive Bubble King’s, I always go back to the RO.

here’s my current SRO5000EXT