Back in the day, my first reef tank was a non-drilled 55-gallon reef tank where I used a canister filter. After graduating to a big boy reef tank, I’ve always used a sump on my reef tanks, and...
Category: Sumps
In my first reef tank, my 55-gallon origin tank, I didn’t initially run it with a sump and started with a canister filter. Eventually, I would end up coming to the light and added a sump to the...
After about a year and a half of being operational, my 75-gallon reef tank’s sump was very dirty. There was quite the buildup of detritus and algae on the bottom of the skimmer section of my sump....
The reef aquarium sump is the engine of a successful healthy reef tank. Keeping your sump clean and in tip-top shape will help keep your reef tank stable and thriving. Neglecting your...
The reef aquarium sump is a marvelous piece of equipment that does a lot for keeping a reef aquarium healthy and thriving. If your sump is not maintained and cleaned on a regular basis it does have...
When I first started with my original reef tank many moons ago I did not have a sump. My reef tank was rather successful as I kept a good variety of fish, soft corals, and beginner LPS (Large Polyp...