Sumped BioCube...

Nanoreef has a lot of info on it. I'm not a fan personally as it defeats having the all in one.

 

If your going to put that much effort into a summed system I'd get a bigger tank like a 40b or something.

 

Yea that's true. What is your filtration like now?

 

I'd make the room for a bigger tank lol

 

Personally I'd ditch the live rock in the back chamber and get one of the intank media rack and run filter floss purigen and chemipure. I'd also look into the intank fuge and throw some cheato and a light in there for pods. Maybe ditch the hob. Also sound's like you would benefit from an auto top off.

 

You can do a diy media rack. I did in my 14g biocube.

 

I used egg crate

 

Hydor pic pump and I went bare bottom

 

The hydor pico is an upgrade to the stock return pump. Alot of people use cobalts.

 

Isn't hurting my tanks but I don't have sand in either of them. I find it easier to keep clean and keep the levels in check

 

I have had lots of fun with my biocube 14. I wouldn't sump biocubes, there isn't really any reason. Maybe if you wanted to run a huge skimmer, but you don't need one. I think an ATO is almost a must. I also recently removed all my sand. I had a couple inches in there for about 2 years. With the tight space I never could vacuum it, but had a good clean up crew, but I noticed algae problems when I never had any. Made the call to take it out and I can't believe how nasty nasty nasty it was. If you want sand just do a light layer so you can blow it around (down to the bottom) for waterchanges and get that junk out.

I have media basket in chamber 2, and chamber 3 is filled almost to the top where the JBJ sensor is. I keep a old cheeseball container in the stand for kalk water topoffs with an aqualifter.