Would this work?

Originally Posted by onefish2fish

i guess everyone has their own setup because i would do a 10 gallon with a 10 sump with a custom stand to have one tank ontop of the other and the refugium have its own little view window. use t5s to light it, an aquaC skimmer,20-30lbs quality live rock,4'' sand in the refugium part of the sump,painted black background, two nano Ks and jam pack it with coral. i think i would stock it with sexy shrimp and a goby/randalli pistol shrimp pair.

Originally Posted by Pasfur

Wow Cody, you are asking for a lot on this little project.

I would go with 10 - 15 pounds of porous low density live rock. Fiji rock would be great. One small powerhead, such as a MaxiJet 250, would be sufficient.

You want 3'' of aragonite sand. A single 25 pound bag should be plenty.