150g build. need ideas

enemec1 · 01/08/2019, 10:20 PM

help with selections. looking for good low maintenance equipment.
Sump? would like to only spend 2-4 hundred.
DC pump? money not sure
skimmer? money not sure

upgrading from 2 30 gallon cubes. thanks for the help in advanced.

mcgyvr · 01/09/2019, 05:59 AM

A Jebao DCP series pump and Bubble Magus Curve 7 series skimmer..

If you are handy then a 40breeder tank with some custom glass baffles makes a great sump.. If not check out the Trigger systems sumps

enemec1 · 01/13/2019, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgyvr

A Jebao DCP series pump and Bubble Magus Curve 7 series skimmer..

If you are handy then a 40breeder tank with some custom glass baffles makes a great sump.. If not check out the Trigger systems sumps

thanks for the sugestions. any others out there?

dmsprague · 01/14/2019, 04:12 PM

What are the tank dimensions? I have 6ft 150 gallon and a 40 gallon breeder would not fit under it so I went with a 30 gallon for a sump. Mine is not drilled so I used eshopps pf-1800 over flow box and a Jebao DCT 12000 pump along with a reef octo classic 150S skimmer. Ran this way for a year with no problems. Have since combined 2 tanks to a single sump in the basement.

Jason9488 · 01/14/2019, 04:41 PM

Ouch. A 150 not drilled

enemec1 · 01/14/2019, 07:52 PM

thinking of going marineland deep dimension tank. 36x36x27

marzvt · 01/16/2019, 06:34 PM

Jabao return pumps are cheap enough you can run them in tandom turned down. If one dies, turn the other up to max till you get s replacement. Reef octopus skimmers with dc pumps are incredible.

taliesin · 01/16/2019, 11:14 PM

I'm a fan of the Trigger Systems Ruby sumps. Straight forward. BRS has the 36 for an inexpensive price.

dmsprague · 01/17/2019, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason9488

Ouch. A 150 not drilled

The hob overflow actually performs quite well with plenty of flow and has never had an issue. The tank was converted from a fresh water tank and has a rocky 3d background that I didn't feel like removing. Had I known I was going to get as involved in this hobby (or obsession as my Gal refers to it)as I have I probably would have drilled it but all of the inhabitants don't seem to mind the hob and its quiet also with a fabricated stand pipe.

01/08/2019, 10:20 PM	#1
enemec1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rydal PA Posts: 907	150g build. need ideas help with selections. looking for good low maintenance equipment. Sump? would like to only spend 2-4 hundred. DC pump? money not sure skimmer? money not sure upgrading from 2 30 gallon cubes. thanks for the help in advanced. __________________ Help my wife is going to kill me, I'm spending my sons college funds. Current Tank Info: two 30 gallon cubes

01/09/2019, 05:59 AM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	A Jebao DCP series pump and Bubble Magus Curve 7 series skimmer.. If you are handy then a 40breeder tank with some custom glass baffles makes a great sump.. If not check out the Trigger systems sumps __________________ Who me?

01/14/2019, 07:52 PM	#6
enemec1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rydal PA Posts: 907	thinking of going marineland deep dimension tank. 36x36x27 __________________ Help my wife is going to kill me, I'm spending my sons college funds. Current Tank Info: two 30 gallon cubes

01/14/2019, 04:12 PM	#4
dmsprague Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 139	What are the tank dimensions? I have 6ft 150 gallon and a 40 gallon breeder would not fit under it so I went with a 30 gallon for a sump. Mine is not drilled so I used eshopps pf-1800 over flow box and a Jebao DCT 12000 pump along with a reef octo classic 150S skimmer. Ran this way for a year with no problems. Have since combined 2 tanks to a single sump in the basement.

01/14/2019, 04:41 PM	#5
Jason9488 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 152	Ouch. A 150 not drilled

01/16/2019, 06:34 PM	#7
marzvt Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Vermont Posts: 52	Jabao return pumps are cheap enough you can run them in tandom turned down. If one dies, turn the other up to max till you get s replacement. Reef octopus skimmers with dc pumps are incredible.

01/16/2019, 11:14 PM	#8
taliesin Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: N. Garland Posts: 13	I'm a fan of the Trigger Systems Ruby sumps. Straight forward. BRS has the 36 for an inexpensive price.