I really want a little reef tank. (and pics of my FW ones)

Hello all! Remember me?



I haven't had a SW Reef for about 10 years,.. I have been keeping FW planted tanks though.



I would really love to have a little reef again. I was thinking something like this:

I would like to keep Soft Coral, LPS, and maybe one or two Monti's/Acros right on the top.



20G Tank drilled by me

5-10G Sump

I have an old aquacontroller jr that could run it, or build an Arduino like what runs my 2 FW Shrimp tanks.

Little return pump, maybe 50-100 GPH after head loss

Autotopoff - super important in a little tank.



But technology has come a long way in my absence. I would like to do LED light, but what kind? What is a good match for a 20G tank?



And the other thing is a skimmer, I would like a little one in the sump, but what is appropriate? Are there any little quiet Needle Wheel ones? Or is needle wheel old hat now?



Oh, that's another thing, the tank has to be QUIET.



What do you think?



Here are a few pics of the tanks I've been keeping for the last couple years:

My work 2 Gallon:

IMG_1209FullResized by Wiskey2727, on Flickr



My 75G that no longer has Discus:

DiscusTankWeb by Wiskey2727, on Flickr



My 10G:

IMG_3633nr by Wiskey2727, on Flickr

The shrimp that call it home:

IMG_3575 by Wiskey2727, on Flickr



Thank you!

Whiskey