Nano reef hypotheticals/plan

[shark_curious]

There are hob skimmers and refugiums cpr is a brand I've used before. But nothing beats a sump, put all your equipment there and the skimmers are much better and honestly cheaper or just plain better for the same money.

Welp looks like I get to panic drilling another tank then ?

 

[twentyleagues]

Sounds like I need to go to reef rehab and get over my issues then! So if in laments terms, if I run a sump, decent skimmer, ato, heat, decent lights, bio filter / refugium (best to do rubble? Or what’s better now a days), obviously rock and sand, movement (power heads or gyre?) sounds like I have my basic needs addressed?

For the bio in the sump I'd do rubble rock. Fuge with blade caulerpa. As for movement I guess that'd depend on how much water your over flow can handle and overall size of the tank.