Back in the game! Could use suggestions..

[Bblinks]

I had the exact same bowfront with the built in internal overflow. I would drill the back and put on one of those eshopp overflows, run a sump out of a 40 gallon breeder with a simply divider for bubble trapping. Skimmer, something like a reef octopus classic 150 will do fine. Lighting wise, T5 fixture or brandname Leds and a couple of gyre for flow. Good to go.

[Ghost]

Thanks for the advice! What size of tank did you use for a sump? In the past I just used rubble and a red algae.

[Bblinks]

Originally Posted by Ghost

Thanks for the advice! What size of tank did you use for a sump? In the past I just used rubble and a red algae.

Not quite following your question here lol

[Ghost]

Sorry. What size sump did you have?

[cvrle1]

Get as big of a sump that you can fit (under the stand or wherever location will be). There is always something more to be put in the sump equipment wise, and everyone wishes they had just a bit more room inside it.

[Ghost]

Thanks for the recommendations! Think I'm going with a hob octopus reef skimmer. I'd prefer to have it hang off the sump as opposed to the display. If this is a mistake, please let me know.

[WarDog]

Why do you need to hang a skimmer off the sump? Am I missing something?

[juanlien]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

I had the exact same bowfront with the built in internal overflow. I would drill the back and put on one of those eshopp overflows, run a sump out of a 40 gallon breeder with a simply divider for bubble trapping. Skimmer, something like a reef octopus classic 150 will do fine. Lighting wise, T5 fixture or brandname Leds and a couple of gyre for flow. Good to go.

nice

[Scythanith]

A 40g breeder as a sump as Bblinks suggests will hold most practical equipment such as the skimmer, heater, some filter floss and maybe a reactor if needed.

Easiest way is to do regular small water changes. From there you get into dosing and that is best with a doser unless you're super reliable to manual dose.

Lights, get a single used G4 or something like that.

Plan out the area under the tank and think about where things will go before you put water in it.