Hi Everyone,
I have been an keen reader of this forum for a few months now. I was going to upgrade to a big tropical freshwater tank but the complexity and care needed to set and and maintain a marine reef appealed to me greatly.
I have been semi tempted by the following aquariums D&D 28G (yep i would have waited), a Red Sea Max, or a Aqua-Medic Chromis. But having read John Tullock's Natural Reef Aquariums, I liked the idea of a more flexible system and happened upon the Betta LifeSpace 680 (It comes with an undertank sump which I would really like).
I have a budget of about ~£1000 for everything.
My reason for starting a thread was to ask about the extras needed with this system
Arcadia Overtank Luminaire 800mm - Marine Option (Will the 800mm fit on a 720mm tank? Sorry if this is a silly question)
Instant Ocean Skimm 400 Skimmer for the undertank sump (Is this big enough or should I go for the 800?)
A couple of Eheim Jager 150w Heaters (Using the 65G x 3watt formula this would give bags of spare power and a decent failsafe)
A couple of Hydor Koralia 1 powejets (Could get one Koralia 3, but thought 2 smaller units would be better?)
Thanks for your help, the main concern is the overtank lighting as I can't fit a pendant system.
I have been an keen reader of this forum for a few months now. I was going to upgrade to a big tropical freshwater tank but the complexity and care needed to set and and maintain a marine reef appealed to me greatly.
I have been semi tempted by the following aquariums D&D 28G (yep i would have waited), a Red Sea Max, or a Aqua-Medic Chromis. But having read John Tullock's Natural Reef Aquariums, I liked the idea of a more flexible system and happened upon the Betta LifeSpace 680 (It comes with an undertank sump which I would really like).
I have a budget of about ~£1000 for everything.
My reason for starting a thread was to ask about the extras needed with this system
Arcadia Overtank Luminaire 800mm - Marine Option (Will the 800mm fit on a 720mm tank? Sorry if this is a silly question)
Instant Ocean Skimm 400 Skimmer for the undertank sump (Is this big enough or should I go for the 800?)
A couple of Eheim Jager 150w Heaters (Using the 65G x 3watt formula this would give bags of spare power and a decent failsafe)
A couple of Hydor Koralia 1 powejets (Could get one Koralia 3, but thought 2 smaller units would be better?)
Thanks for your help, the main concern is the overtank lighting as I can't fit a pendant system.