RJPerri,
Allow me to welcome you to Reefland. Anyway, if you're considering a FOWLR and will be using a skimmer I really don't see the need for a W/D...IMHO. The skimmer should be able to "extract" organic material before it has the opportunity to breakdown into harmful compounds. Additionally, provided you have enough LR and LS, the bacteria(nitrosomonas and nitrobacters) that becomes established on(and inside) the LR(and sand) should be able to handle any additional nitrites/nitrates before they become problematic. Just be sure to add fish slowly so that the bacteria population can "adjust" to the additional bio-load.
FWIW, before I converted my 72g bowfront into a reef tank I had the Amiracle SL150. It worked fine. I eventually replaced it w/ a sump/refugium. HTH



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