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Old 07-27-2010, 01:45 AM
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I would go as big as you can fit/afford. The bigger the sump the better. More water volume means a more stable system, more space for skimmers, reactors, heaters etc. I have seen some tanks where the sump is actually bigger than the display.

More water does have a down side though, it will cost more for salt and electricity to heat/chill the water. But to me the benefits of a larger volume sump outweigh the disadvantages.
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Old 07-27-2010, 02:00 AM
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go big, even if you can get it bigger than your display. I have a 70g under my 180g and im still drawing out plans to build a shed and have a massive 300g or something setup for my sump. ive ran out of space and i cant even put my reactor in with my 70 but then again i got tons of live rock so its filling up my sump.
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