Oh, I just had an idea. You could purchase an aquarium that is taller, and partition off a portion of it to ensure that your system meets the contest guidelines for volume. You could then use the partitioned off area for a fresh water reservoir if you build an ATO. That could leave you squeezing your equipment into a pretty small footprint, but it would keep all of the equipment in the sump.
Yes I have been thinking along those lines as well I am considering a 10G tank and only using half of it for the time being or picking up a different skimmer or I have even considered some sort of extension for the slim skim chamber or maybe modifying the slim skim itself. I may just build a skimmer while I am at it.
09-18-2012, 06:05 AM
That could leave you squeezing your equipment into a pretty small footprint, but it would keep all of the equipment in the sump.
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