edfkbf November 23, 2003 Share November 23, 2003 What do you think about Uniquariums (where there's a built in filtration system)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tgallo November 23, 2003 Share November 23, 2003 what are you planning on doing, reef tank or fish only with live rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edfkbf November 23, 2003 Author Share November 23, 2003 Reef tank, inverts, with some reef friendly fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelg November 24, 2003 Share November 24, 2003 You give up tank room by having it built in, and I can see how they would be easy to do maintenance on. A sump is far easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sph2sail November 26, 2003 Share November 26, 2003 My concern would be maintainability. I like the sump idea, as I can easily get in and clean individual components, swap them out, etc. Otherwise, seems like a decent idea. Got a link to point us at for what you are considering? s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveller7 November 29, 2003 Share November 29, 2003 I currently have: 1 Dutch Aquarium Systems 70gal 1 Tenecor 20gal 1 AquaSystem TruVu 20gal All have the the internal filtration essentially disabled. The skimmers are undersized for your application, the sumps do have have the capacity to keep up with evaporation under reef lighting, and worst of all the compartments are not conducive to pump maintenance. A "built-in" is nice in a very tight space, but the compromises are large and are not limited to a single manufacturer. IME if you have the space go with a properly drilled system, overflow, and sump arrangement. It will be more flexible, add the ability to stagger the lighting cycle, add water volume to the system, and be far easier to maintain. Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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