I would do a nice fuge with a filter sock......it works insanely well. IF you dont mind keeping the fuge lit 24/7 get some culpera or maidens hair if you dont want it lit 24/7. The maidens hair will help for sure. Good skimmer.....good filter sock, BAM good filtration. Throw some mangroves in there with some good light and some macro algae. Not only will your water be crystal clear........you will have copepods EVERYWHERE. and you could hold multiple dragonets. :)

the filter sock is the easiest and most simple way to run a sump............drop out of your tank with PVC and as it enters the sump put a micron bag on the end of the drain pipe, you can put ceramics, carbon bags etc in there as well..........get ahold of Saltwaterpimp, thats the way he runs his sumps and his tanks are pristine

Boss

Some guy locally made my sock. He used straight felt.....with a 200 micron bag inside the felt. So its like having two socks in one. Insanely hard to clean.....BUT the sock along with some activated carbon has almost completly rid my tank of the algae problem I was having. ALL the dietrus build up I had is gone. I have changed my sock every day for the last two weeks....they work soo well.....that when you start running it....you have to clean it a lot. But once your run it for a while. It slows down a little. Its been three days now since I changed it....but at the begging, I saw what my tank was missing out on. (ALOT)

Yeah I have been throwing them in the washing machine on a full cycle by themselves with a tiny bit of bleach and extra rinse cycle. So far soo good. This should be like a protein skimmer..........required for success. Holy cow......the only thing im mad about..........I didnt put one on sooner. These things are like crack pipes for a crack head. Catnip for cats. Bones for dogs. butter for grilled cheese. Well........there just the best thing in the world for a sump!