FILTER recommendations

[dfringu]

I'm looking for your FILTER recommendations on a Fish/Invertabrate Aquarium.
I'm planning a 300 gallon tankset up. I'd like to set up a tank, and 55 gallon sump filtration system that (other than regular water changes) maintains it self.

[badwrasse]

there is really no such thing there will always be maintenance to do. the skimmer (you will need one IMO) will have to be cleaned once a week and detritus will need to be sucked out during water changes but your on the right track going with a sump. you can make a sump out of anything but I guess im not to sure what it is your asking advice on.

[capecoral]

I'd like a self-maintaining one too... leaves more time for feeding and watching

[badwrasse]

ya, me too :)

[scubasteve06]

I'd say to start get a skimmer rated for at least a 500 gallon system, Dual reactors with carbon and GFO or Bio pellets, a big refugium, maybe a RDSB, and a auto top off with an auto water change system thought and built into it. I don't think any system can be self-maintaining, up to a certain degree. There's always corraline algae to scrape off the glass, detritus to suck up and skimmer collection cups to clean.

[dfringu]

Thanks,
I am not seeking to avoid the maintenance work. I' just looking for what others use and have found as a most efficeint system

[badwrasse]

a sump is less maintanence than anything else, not alot of maintanence but there is some.

[capecoral]

Sump seems like dealing with a whole second tank.