n00b alert!.. 54G sump-less setup..

[MMAX]

Stay away from the Coralife Super Skimmers...pieces of crap. Wish I would have know before I bought one.

[JDigital]

Originally Posted by MMAX

Stay away from the Coralife Super Skimmers...pieces of crap. Wish I would have know before I bought one.

I just had a shop guy here in calgary recommend one to me, when he had Euro-Reed and Aquamedics skimmers in stock too... i've heard mixed things about the CR SS.. I got a bit more research to do I guess..

[JDigital]

Originally Posted by bv_reefer

ditto for ditching the HOB filter, they're slow flow rates allow for pretty frequent clogging, especially carbon, and end up as mentioned becoming a nitrate factory. A decent skimmer should be all the filtration you'll need IMO. for a sump-less setup i'd look into the deltec HOB's like the mce-300 or tunze series

I've kept the filter hooked up, but I removed the carbon bags and added some LR Rubble that I got for free today.

[MMAX]

It's so hard to adjust the water level in the super skimmer and if you go too far it will puke water all over the floor. This happened to me quite a few times already since February, yesterday was the last straw. It's officially shut down.