Ebay sump or refugium for my 38-gallon reef tank?

MelO82 · 08/02/2013, 09:28 AM

Hello All,

I am in the process of looking for a sump or refugium and an in-sump protein skimmer for my 38 gallon reef tank.

I will have LR, live sand, and corals w/ a few fish.

I found these two on Ebay... what do you guys think?

P.S. Tank is not included... this is the kit to set it up

Thank you all for your help in advance!

Sump
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-GAL-SUMP-...item2ec6f87ac5

Refugium
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-GAL-REFUG...item2c6d05d03f

ReachTheSky · 08/02/2013, 09:31 AM

Tank not included? So he's just selling a couple of baffles for $40-50? lol... Not worth it at all in my opinion. You can get the baffles cut to size yourself for less than $10 at a hardware store.

MelO82 · 08/02/2013, 09:37 AM

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P.S. Tank is not included... this is the kit to set it up

Thank you all for your help in advance!

MelO82 · 08/02/2013, 09:38 AM

Yea tank not included... I'm just a realy bad Do-it-yourselfer =\\

MelO82 · 08/02/2013, 09:40 AM

Also, which system would you guys go with... plain sump or refugium... and what are the pros and cons of each?

Thanks!

paul26 · 08/02/2013, 02:11 PM

First off...do not buy the sumps off of ebay unless you know exactly what your getting. More thank half of them are "build it yourself". I hear alot of good things about trigger system sumps.

08/02/2013, 09:28 AM	#1
MelO82 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 14	Ebay sump or refugium for my 38-gallon reef tank? Hello All, I am in the process of looking for a sump or refugium and an in-sump protein skimmer for my 38 gallon reef tank. I will have LR, live sand, and corals w/ a few fish. I found these two on Ebay... what do you guys think? P.S. Tank is not included... this is the kit to set it up Thank you all for your help in advance! Sump http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-GAL-SUMP-...item2ec6f87ac5 Refugium http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-GAL-REFUG...item2c6d05d03f Last edited by MelO82; 08/02/2013 at 09:38 AM. Reason: Added P.S.

08/02/2013, 09:31 AM	#2
ReachTheSky Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 1,114	Tank not included? So he's just selling a couple of baffles for $40-50? lol... Not worth it at all in my opinion. You can get the baffles cut to size yourself for less than $10 at a hardware store. __________________ Van Current tank: 7.5g Nano-Reef \| Modified AquaClear50 \| RapidLED Par38 bulb \| 2x Koralia 240gph

08/02/2013, 09:37 AM	#3
MelO82 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 14	MelO82 squid Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 12 P.S. Tank is not included... this is the kit to set it up Thank you all for your help in advance!

08/02/2013, 09:38 AM	#4
MelO82 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 14	Yea tank not included... I'm just a realy bad Do-it-yourselfer =\\

08/02/2013, 09:40 AM	#5
MelO82 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 14	Also, which system would you guys go with... plain sump or refugium... and what are the pros and cons of each? Thanks!

08/02/2013, 02:11 PM	#6
paul26 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Fort Myers, Florida US Posts: 110	First off...do not buy the sumps off of ebay unless you know exactly what your getting. More thank half of them are "build it yourself". I hear alot of good things about trigger system sumps.