cody2cannon
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Hey guys im upgrading my 20 gallon nuvo fusion. I have 1200 to spend and need advice! The picture is what i have so far. Let me know if i should change anything.
Upgrading 20 gallon nuvo
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NY_Caveman
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It looks like a big upgrade. Are you drilling it for the sump use? The items you picked are really personal preference. Just based off what I have read, that light may not be enough if you want more light hungry corals such as SPS, but honestly, I have not used it myself.
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cody2cannon
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That is good to know because i want to gouse sps so i will look into that
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cody2cannon
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This is what i have now downgraded the stand because the sump i want wont fit in eother so doing with the cheaper stand. Ill place the sump on a tiny diy stand next to the tank.
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cody2cannon
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So for proten skimmers, how big should i go if im buying a 24 gallon sump and ita a 20 gallon tank. 44 gallons total volume. Is this to much power?
Looks like quality gear, smart to upgrade that light. You could also consider 2 primes if you wanted.
Personally I wouldn't go that large on skimmer, I like tunze DC, 9004 I have used and liked it.
Personally I wouldn't go that large on skimmer, I like tunze DC, 9004 I have used and liked it.
I have a similar setup, I would agree the h80 isn’t going to be enough light. I love my trigger sump (mine is the ruby but it was custom made in blue). Getting a stand to fit it was hard for me as well so I just put it off to the side
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cody2cannon
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This one?
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cody2cannon
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Im not drilling, i have a built in sump so just going to pull from that and return into as well. No drilling
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cody2cannon
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Here's an updated cart,
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cody2cannon
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I deleted those, probably go with the gyre 3k and lol my cart is now up to 1700..... but its already in there so I guess ill have to buy them hahaha
I deleted those, probably go with the gyre 3k and lol my cart is now up to 1700..... but its already in there so I guess ill have to buy them hahaha
I would look at the dimensions on the 3k. It’s pretty wide so it may not fit the 20g. I have the 1k and it’s about 9” wide
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cody2cannon
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Glad you said that! I'm a noob!
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cody2cannon
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Went with the following, forgot about pumps to pull water from tank to sump and sump back to tank. Any recommendations?
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Personally I would probably just go with the Reefer Deluxe 170 from bulk reef supply. It will have everything (well mostly)already plus you get an ATO with it. The sump will fit in the stand and you won’t have to worry about a pump to bring the water down to the sump.
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/deluxe-reefer-170-complete-system-34-gal-red-sea.html
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/deluxe-reefer-170-complete-system-34-gal-red-sea.html
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cody2cannon
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I already ordered that stuff but maybe next year ill grab a second tank!
You are going to want to have a overflow to get water to the sump. Since you rank is an aio you may be able to drill it for bulkheads and just add them to the filter section. Otherwise you will need to see how much space you have if you want to add a hob overflow. You don’t want to pump water from the main tank to the sump as you are asking for issues since you will need to dial in the 2 pumps to have exactly the same flow or you will overflow the tank
