Simple countertop tank setup?

DeanJ2000 · 09/10/2012, 02:35 PM

I want to get a tank to go on top of my kitchen counter but don't want the extra plumbing and sump stuff. What kind of options do I have for filtration? I've heard of piggyback kind of filters but don't know anything about them. The style I am after is like a modern rimless look, and for size, between 20 and 50g.

This one is all self-contained, right?
http://www.petsolutions.com/C/Full-A...n=shopping.com

STiREX · 09/10/2012, 03:38 PM

The jbj is self contained. All you would need is light. It comes with a media basket abd has room for a skimmer in the back if you decide to go with one.

bnumair · 09/10/2012, 04:45 PM

only advice i can give u for such units are:
1. temp control
2. keep up with evaporation

temp will swing largely and so will salinity if not kept with on daily basis.

Sk8r · 09/10/2012, 04:46 PM

The all-in-ones (check out our sponsors) are good for a couple of gobies and some hermits and hardy zoas and mushrooms: it can make quite a nice-looking display of the smallest fish, who get quite cheeky when there are no big ones around to scare them into holes.

09/10/2012, 02:35 PM	#1
DeanJ2000 Registered Member. Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 12	Simple countertop tank setup? I want to get a tank to go on top of my kitchen counter but don't want the extra plumbing and sump stuff. What kind of options do I have for filtration? I've heard of piggyback kind of filters but don't know anything about them. The style I am after is like a modern rimless look, and for size, between 20 and 50g. This one is all self-contained, right? http://www.petsolutions.com/C/Full-A...n=shopping.com

09/10/2012, 04:45 PM	#3
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	only advice i can give u for such units are: 1. temp control 2. keep up with evaporation temp will swing largely and so will salinity if not kept with on daily basis. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

09/10/2012, 04:46 PM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	The all-in-ones (check out our sponsors) are good for a couple of gobies and some hermits and hardy zoas and mushrooms: it can make quite a nice-looking display of the smallest fish, who get quite cheeky when there are no big ones around to scare them into holes. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

09/10/2012, 03:38 PM	#2
STiREX Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 98	The jbj is self contained. All you would need is light. It comes with a media basket abd has room for a skimmer in the back if you decide to go with one.