Bang74

OK, still reading web posts, going to build the sump and just buy a new pump.. any recomendations on size? I will be upgrading the tank (prob 90 Gal) next year

OK, new to salt and upgrading from canister to a sump. I just have LR, LS and some cleaners for now (they were on the rock) looking at a loght bio load and maybe some easy corals one day. My plan is to use a 33 tank for sump (that's the easy part) The tank is a 50 G my problem is that after reading a thousand posts on the net I'm turned around on the specifics on the pumps and returns. I have a Laguna pump thats rated at 400 Gph, rough figures are 3' rise from sump to tank and 3' diagonal. I'v seen references to overflow that are "rated" and cautions not to over do it on flow rate but unsure how that affects my DIY plans... Anybody have a "off the shelf" design for these paremeters? or just some advice for my info overload... Cheers

I used to feed mine frozen beef heart for a treat, thin shaved directly into the tank and all my fish went crazy for it.

Mine seems to have topped out at 6 - 7 "

Been keeping fresh fish and heavy planted tanks for over 10 years so figured it's time to up-grade to salt water and try something new.

I have read alot of good reviews on the Coralife skimmers but have no first hand experience with them... maybe I'll hold off and wait till I get a sump set up and go big instead :P