Would a AquaMedic Turboflotor 1000 Multi be TOO much for a 35-50G?

[Pescador]

I don't know about the Remora's but I definitely think the Euroreefs are a night and day difference. For a RS-80 its only about $30 more than your looking at.
I would go for a sump, my first was just a 20G tank with homemade partitions and a cheap submersible pump. It gets equipment out of your tank, gives you surface skimming, adds water volume and flow, you can section a bit off for a refugium, and it's easier to top up.
When I converted my Turbofloter to in-sump it never really performed very well.
If you get your main tank drilled with an overflow it could be cheaper than adding a dependable overflow later. Keep your eye out for a used tank there are some good deals around.
I read up for a year before my first tank and I still bought unnecessary stuff.

[Puff]

i think now ill end up setting up a sump. i have one sitting at the front door, but its got bulkhead's drilled in to it that i plugged and sealed.

i really dont want to have to get a tank drilled. what are some decent overflow kits that dont need drilling? or do they exist?lol

[Pescador]

I used a Lifereef which uses a U-tube and it was 100% dependable, a lot of people swear by CPR's they are cheaper but you have to hook them to a power head or an Aqualifter pump to ensure they restart in case of a power outage. Kind of an unnecessary risk in IMO, the Lifereef's aren't that much more expensive. (it's cheap flood insurance)
The bulkhead in your sump is great, it gives you the option of using an external pump, skimmer or refugium down the road.

[Puff]

those lifereefs look really good. so in the case of a power failure they will keep going once the power is restored? so you dont have to worry about overflow or restarting it?

and it says it is up to 700GPH. so does it basically set itself to whatever your return would be? so if the water was coming back to your tank at say 400GPH, the lifereef overflow would roughly match that?

[Pescador]

They are a great unit and will restart after a power failure. And they do basically set to what ever flow you put through them.
If you get a pump that has about the same GPH or more, (with head loss)
and put a valve on the output side you can find a balance between the flow and noise level. Most overflows can be noisy when they are near their rated capacity.
I see they they have a silencer option now (kinda looks like Stockman's overflow box version) if noise is issue for you or the powers-that-be .

[fkshiu]

The Lifereef HOB overflow is the best one out there. Never had a problem with mine and I stopped and started my return pump quite a bit during feeding times. Never failed to restart siphoning at all.