I have personally used the following:
- EuroReef RS180 - easy to setup and clean, pulls alot of stinky stuff out, decent quietness
- Tunze 9010 - Almost silent to run. Easy to setup - basically set it and forget it, decent size cup for the size of the whole unit, and the simplest to clean. Works very well... I actually have this one for sale!!!
- Hydor 1000 - took a bit to get it to fit in my refuge/sump, it is a recirc unit and has 3 pumps... Once setup it only took a few hours and was pulling crud out. over the next 2-3 weeks of break-in I would tweak settings, but overall very easy to run and pulls alot out. Probably my favorite now.
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Setup: 180G DT, 105G Refuge (approx. 300lbs LR, 150lbs Aragonite)
Hardware: Super Reef Octopus SSS-3000, Tunze ATO, Mag 18 return, 2x MP40W, 2X Koralia 4's Wavemaker
Lighting: 5ft Hamilton Belize Sun (2x250W MH, 2X80W T5HO)
Type of Aquarium: mixed reef (SPS & LPS) with fish
Dosing: Mg, Ca, Alk
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