lundi 19 mai 2014

90 Gallon Reef Tank Start-up/Questions

Alright I'm new to TheReefTank so bare with me. I've been researching starting up a mixed reef tank for a couple months now and just recently purchased a setup off of Craigslist. The setup consists of:



- 88 Gallon Half-Hexagonal Acrylic Aquarium (48"x18"x24) w/ Stand & Canopy

- Custom Acrylic Sump w/ External Poseidon Return Pump

- 250 Watt Metal Halide Lighting (x2) + 48" Actinic Light (x2)

- Red Sea WaveMaster Pro w/ 2 Hydor Koralia Evolution 1500 Pumps

- Digital Aquatics ReefKeeper Lite Basic

- BRS 5 Stage PLUS RO/DI System 75GPD

- Red Sea Berlin X2 Skimmer

- 1/5 hp Chiller

- Plus tons of supplements and test kits.



My first step is to upgrade the filtration because the Berlin X2 is extremely outdated and I'd like to add a refugium (which is impossible with the sump I have now.) I'm pretty sure I've settled on a TriggerSystems Ruby Elite Sump/Refugium with Eheim 1262 Return Pump, but I'm torn as to what protein skimmer to get. I think I've narrowed it down to either a Vertex Omega 150 or and SRO 2000. If anyone could offer some insight into this or offer other suggestions I'd really appreciate it.



Also at some point I'd like to upgrade to LED lighting. Based on my research the new EcoTech Radion G3 XR30w Pro appear to be the best lights out there right now, but any suggestions on these would be appreciated as well! :help:




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