Corner Tank Sump Dilemma

[BST310]

Hello all so I am new to the hobby ... after a couple months of research I decided to start collecting some equipment. I paws line up to buy a 60 gl cube but it ended up not working out. Found a 50 ish gl Pentagon corner tank and picked it up.

Well I bottle necked myself into sump spacing given the odd dimensions. I can really only fit a 10 gallon footprint comfortably.

So I have been playing with some design ideas and wanted to get the thoughts of those more experienced.

What do you think is better, a larger skimmer and no fuge or an appropriately sized skimmer and a small fuge.

My idea was to run a Bubble Magus Nac 5.5 or Reef Octpus 110 SS and this would allow space for a small roughly 3 gallon Fuge section. Or should I forget the Fuge all together and run a bigger skimmer.

Any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

[reefes pieces]

What dimensions are you working with? IMO small fuges won't do much for nutrient control and either skimmer mentioned should have no problem handling a 50ish gallon tank. Doesn't hurt to keep the space in case you decide to run reactors later on or add ceramic media for nutrient control

 

[BST310]

What dimensions are you working with? IMO small fuges won't do much for nutrient control and either skimmer mentioned should have no problem handling a 50ish gallon tank. Doesn't hurt to keep the space in case you decide to run reactors later on or add ceramic media for nutrient control

Thanks for the reply.

After attempting all different angles a standard 10 GL is all that will fit. 20" X 10" X 12". There will be room in all corners outside the sump to run additional reactors.

 

[JavaJacketOC]

Both skimmers you mentioned should be able to handle a 50 gallon tank fairly easily. If you can use those and get a fuge in as well, I think you'd be fine. Running a bigger skimmer would probably just be a waste.

I have a 110ss on 45 gallons of water with 6 fish and it performs well.

 

[BST310]

I guess my real question is the value of having a refugium that only holds 2.5 / 3 gallons vs not having one at all and allowing space for more skimmer options.

 

[five.five-six]

Do a steve Carroll algae scrubber in the overflow.

 

[BST310]

five.five-six that's a great idea and something I hadn't even looked at. Thank you.

It seems like that would be much more beneficial then having a tiny refugium.