The little koralia nano powerhead (425 gph) is the biggest one I feel comfortable using in my 10g. I've got plenty of powerheads. And it's like $25 new.
For <$100 you can get a decent used HOB skimmer, I recommend the reef octopus BH 100 or similar, there's plenty of options. You do have a pump in the tank with a HOB skimmer though, and with just the heater, pump for my reactor, hob filter intake, and powerhead in the 10 gallon, I understand your want for a canister. Mines a holding tank though.
What I'm getting at is.. You'd be better off saving this money for the next upgrade. Consider anything you buy, and whether or not it will carry over into the next build.
HOB skimmer? Likely if you go undrilled with the next tank will be useful. But what if you find a sweet drilled setup that you can't pass on?
Remember, I have a 30x18x25 tank you can come get. It was my brother's successful reef for years. Somewhere in the 55-60 gallon range..
For <$100 you can get a decent used HOB skimmer, I recommend the reef octopus BH 100 or similar, there's plenty of options. You do have a pump in the tank with a HOB skimmer though, and with just the heater, pump for my reactor, hob filter intake, and powerhead in the 10 gallon, I understand your want for a canister. Mines a holding tank though.
What I'm getting at is.. You'd be better off saving this money for the next upgrade. Consider anything you buy, and whether or not it will carry over into the next build.
HOB skimmer? Likely if you go undrilled with the next tank will be useful. But what if you find a sweet drilled setup that you can't pass on?
Remember, I have a 30x18x25 tank you can come get. It was my brother's successful reef for years. Somewhere in the 55-60 gallon range..
