Do I have to have a sump?

[Tangster]

Originally Posted by smitty65

I am setting up a 55g reef tank. I'm not wanting any demanding corals, just a few hardy ones and a few reef fish. I keep seeing that you have to have one. Is this true? If it is true can somebody, ANYBODY direct me to a site that tells you how to build one ? Something in simple, basic terms that a newbie can understand. I haven't found one yet

Well IMO yes and you may as well set it up now for more demanding corals rather then redo it later.. Also IMO these fish we keep are truly reef fish and they need as good of quality of water as do the corals , Maybe this is why I have never had an issue with keeping tangs and more such such demanding water quality animals even the cleaner wrasses all say that can't or should not be kept. Yes if you set it up properly you will have much healthier fish and far less disease death also.. And in the end when you set that got to have piece of coral or nice fish you can have it ..It will happen