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Help with choosing filter and lighting

Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment Specific discussions on aquarium equipment from protein skimmers to water pumps. Which are the best, what they do, and what you might need for your reef aquarium.

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Old April 14th, 2006, 12:15 AM
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Help with choosing filter and lighting

I will be setting up a 90 gallon reef tank i need help on choosing the right filtration and lighting.

I have decided on the berlin sump with the sock. I was acaully looking at the Berlin Sump BS-1 Filter. Is this a good choose

http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_...mp.asp?CartId=

And the skimmer i am looking at is the ASM skimmer.

http://www.globeaqua.com/asm.html

As for lighting i am looking at the Nova Extreme T-5 Fixtures w/Lunar Lights 432 watt

http://www.globeaqua.com/novax_lighting.html

Can i get some advice on filtration and lighing for a reef tank, am choosing the right equipment.

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Old April 14th, 2006, 03:12 PM
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Looks good,didnt check out the sump tho,we have a lot of helpful articals that can just about answer any question ,and has good articals about lighting and filtration that could help.sorry about downin the skimmer I thought I bought a red sea skimmer but I was wrong, ero reef cs80 I paid around 150 bucks for it new sorry for dum info
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Old April 15th, 2006, 05:40 AM
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good choice on the skimmer, the sump will work, make sure sump and skimmer will all match up before buying. lighting system is ok if the water collum is no deeper than 18" otherwise metal halide if you want to keep sps corals and some of the more light loving specimens. if you go with the t-5 see if you can get the atinic o3 instead of the blue. the blue is 460 nm and the atinic o3 is 420 nm. good luck nice start.

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