Tanks without sump

[Abhi]

Would like to see tanks without sumps. I am running one as of now with a hangon back skimmer and water changes as the primary maintenance.

Lets see those tanks and how do you manage them?

 

[cginter]

. All I was running was a Fluval 406 canister a hydor skimmer and some power heads, with 5g weekly water changes using reef crystals

 

[Abhi]

. All I was running was a Fluval 406 canister a hydor skimmer and some power heads, with 5g weekly water changes using reef crystals

What all media did you run in the 406?

 

[cginter]

Jus the normal bio pellets and carbon. Cleaning the pads once every other week.

 

[MrDJeep123]

My 40g started off as a DIY All-in-one...I later changed it to a sump. In hindsight, I liked the simplicity of having the chambers on the tank itself. I may do another tank like this.

Maintenance was simple. I removed the old filters and replaced them with new ones every weekend.

 

[Albeez]

30 gallon tall! No sump - 2 years running.

 

[Abhi]

Nice tanks.

 

[AdamNC]

Just about 9 months.

Filtration includes AC70 with filter sponge, Chemipure Elite and Seachem de*nitrate and a AcquaC Remora skimmer

 

[Abhi]

Running on a Bubble Magus hangon skimmer, eheim 2229 wet and dry with substrate pro II as media and a hangon with purigen with a polly fiber pad, changed weekly.

 

[johnnyreefthumb]

20 gal. Just running a hob skimmer and a minimax phosphate reactor. Been up and running for a year.

 

[Dustinba]

Jus the normal bio pellets and carbon. Cleaning the pads once every other week.

I thought the carbon reduced the effectiveness of bio pellets? Or am I completly wrong

 

[christ1991]

Same tank, couple months apart, just headed a different direction. Tunze 9011 for first and tunze 9012 for second

 

[Reefing Madness]

I run 2 modified CoralifeSuperSkimmer 220s

 

[reefermadness55]

50 gallon 48"x19"x12"
running hob skimmer
and hob filter with clear fx pro filter media
weekly water changes
dosing fuel 2x weekly
dosing b-ionic 2 part daily
2 165w chinese led fixtures mounted

 

[AaronOB82]

I've never had a sump. I have a 14" hang on Skimmer/Refugium, surface skimmer connected to a little 10 gallon hang on filter, and a 75 gallon hang on Penguin 7,000 and my tank is doing great.

 

[NanaReefer]

My 26g ran for 3yrs before upgrading. No sump!

 

[johnnyreefthumb]

That's purdy!

 

[bitzerjd]

No pictures...but my first Reef was sumpless. I used a closed loop system for circulation....I didn't like the look of the big powerheads in the tank.