Wet dry or not?

[Darkangel]

So I originally started with the idea of a FWOLR tank that has since changed to become a soft coral tank. As such I am upgrading my skimmer, but the new skimmer will not fit in the current sump which has a wet/dry tower in it. The tank is 90 gallons with 120lbs live rock, 80lbs live sand, 5 T5HO lights, three of the circulating pumps in it, a wet/dry tower with a sump with a refugium in it. I have been told that the two Coralife 65G's are insufficient for the tank. There is a maroon clown, a one spot foxface, and a powder blue tang. There are three peppermint shrimp, 30 black turbo snails, 3 Mexican turbo snails, 20 of the little burrowing snails and 10 reef hermit crabs. Tank has been running since Jan 3rd. All the fish were in QT and were added one a week after the tank had run for 12 weeks. So the question to all of this is do I need a wet/dry tower or just an aquarium divided up with baffles to make a place for the skimmer, a refugium and the return pump?

 

[Darkangel]

So I originally started with the idea of a FWOLR tank that has since changed to become a soft coral tank. As such I am upgrading my skimmer, but the new skimmer will not fit in the current sump which has a wet/dry tower in it. The tank is 90 gallons with 120lbs live rock, 80lbs live sand, 5 T5HO lights, three of the circulating pumps in it, a wet/dry tower with a sump with a refugium in it. I have been told that the two Coralife 65G's are insufficient for the tank. There is a maroon clown, a one spot foxface, and a powder blue tang. There are three peppermint shrimp, 30 black turbo snails, 3 Mexican turbo snails, 20 of the little burrowing snails and 10 reef hermit crabs. Tank has been running since Jan 3rd. All the fish were in QT and were added one a week after the tank had run for 12 weeks. So the question to all of this is do I need a wet/dry tower or just an aquarium divided up with baffles to make a place for the skimmer, a refugium and the return pump?

 

[Boga]

I would go with option two. Sump tank: skimmer + refugium + return pump.

 

[Boga]

I would go with option two. Sump tank: skimmer + refugium + return pump.

 

[reefin]

same! Go with option 2!

 

[reefin]

same! Go with option 2!

 

[Neopimp]

The live Rick becomes your filter once the bacteria are established. Ditch the wet dry.

 

[Neopimp]

The live Rick becomes your filter once the bacteria are established. Ditch the wet dry.

 

[TORX]

Most the members here have been doing this hobby for years if not decades in some cases. They have 'been there, done that'. Go option 2.

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[TORX]

Most the members here have been doing this hobby for years if not decades in some cases. They have 'been there, done that'. Go option 2.

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[Poseidon]

truth be told you dont even NEED baffles, i just have a 65g aquarium as a sump on my 150gal, it holds all of my equipment (return pump, skimmer, reactors, ATO, heater) and even a refugium in a basket, no baffles at all.

 

[Poseidon]

truth be told you dont even NEED baffles, i just have a 65g aquarium as a sump on my 150gal, it holds all of my equipment (return pump, skimmer, reactors, ATO, heater) and even a refugium in a basket, no baffles at all.

 

[teebone110]

Wet/dry trickle filters are so 1990s 
Live rock is your friend

 

[teebone110]

Wet/dry trickle filters are so 1990s 
Live rock is your friend

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

some ppl will also tell yu the corlalife  skimmers  are not good for yur size of setup

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

some ppl will also tell yu the corlalife  skimmers  are not good for yur size of setup

 

[Darkangel]

some ppl will also tell yu the corlalife  skimmers  are not good for yur size of setup

Yep been told that hence the upgrade. A better skimmer will not fit in the current set up.

 

[Darkangel]

some ppl will also tell yu the corlalife  skimmers  are not good for yur size of setup

Yep been told that hence the upgrade. A better skimmer will not fit in the current set up.

 

[Darkangel]

So the new skimmer is a SWC Xtreme 160 Protein Skimmer. Would anyone care to post some pics of their sumps so I can get some ideas for my own? What size tank would be best for a 90 with the skimmer noted? I want one large enough to not overflow if the power goes out. Thanks for your input.