Mark V Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Hello I have been debating on a sump setup for a 40 to 75G setup and was thinking of a HOB as a alternative setup. The only HOB slimmer I would consider would be a Reef Octopus BH 2000. I have no experience with sump setups as when I ran my previous 55G FOWLR setup I used a high quality HOB (it wasn't an Aqua C but it was similar qualtity then) and had a few zoas and mushrooms with great success. I want a softie setup and want to keep my bio load light. I'm not sure at what point would I consider stuff like controllers, chillers, media reactors, etc has these things back then werent the rage then. Same with reefariums which I heard need to be quite large to provide a sizable benefit. What would your thoughts on this? I think with this type of skimmer I could upgrade to a sump in the future and drop it in the sump area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Sump is going to be a little more complicated/higher risk, with the payoff of much more flexibility and room for equipment. I'd say it is pretty uncommon, at least on the higher end, to use HOBs. If you are truly just going to keep softies, HOB would be ok. However, if you ever intend to upgrade (which is common) a sump may be a better long term bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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