Iv been considering setting up 2 tank I hav a reef safe tank now with a sump and as u all know u can't have all the fish u want with a reef ..my plan would be 2 have 2 tanks and run them off the same sump...what r your thoughts also if u can post pics if u have what I want to do...I don't want to run 2 separate set ups if I don't have 2..thanks eric
who has 2 tanks reef safe and not
- Thread starter funkmaster
- Start date
- Location
- Westchester, NY
It is entirely possible however I have a couple of concerns. The sump needs to be big enough to handle the water volume with both tanks especially in the event that you lose power so you do not overflow tons of water on the flow. Also the return pump needs to be large enough to pump return back to bot tanks at the proper return rate. They both can be regulated easily but have to be calculated properly as well.
- Location
- Flushing, NY
My concern is that when people have a non-reef safe fish only tank.. they typically get a lot of fish and feed them generously. This will pollute the tank more. high nitrates and phosphates in a fish only tank isn't such a big deal, but if its plumbed together, the reef tank will usually suffer
- Location
- Westchester, NY
Another consideration that is extremely important.
I ran my setup like that for about 3 years...170g reef and 130g aggressive with common 150g basement sump...no problems... but 'smaller' aggressive tank, needed filter sock changed twice as often as reef tank! After 3 years the fish were getting too BIG, so I sold them and converted it to another reef tank.
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my pics are in the 450g thread in my signature...
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