big diff in mags ime. Hammerhead is alot stronger. The only mag floats I've seen are small. unless theres a bigger one?? Dunno but good magnets don't rust either which is a plus. They are better built JME
Not all skimmers are made of high grade acylic like Euroreefs,bullets,aerofoamers ect....Not all acylic is made equal some knock offs will crack with age.This is one reason some cost a few $$$ less. FWIW
depends on what you wanna spend. Theres self cleaning skimmers for $1000. But Euroreefs ,aerofoamers,bullets are the best for a cheaper price range.@ $300+
10x is fine if you have softies. IME sps like more thats why I have 20x. Another factor is return size. 3/4 is gonna blast at 1000gph but 1 1/2 is gonna be gentle current at 1000gph. So I guess theres alot of varibles
fwiw in a fo I would want at least 8x tank turnoffer via sump return ,filters ,powerheads ect... In a reef I would stive for more depending on your corals. If you've been to a reef you can see all the waves. I have over 20x an hour in my tank
True true.. I suggested basic min I would want for any coral/ reef setup. But if I wanted dedicated sps I would opt for 400w radium setup chiller on line. Otherwise everything else would be the same. But $$ is always and object just buy they best you can afford. Theres cheaper ways but ....when...
If $$ wasn't an object for a 125g= 4' or 6'? I would have 250w hqi ballast to run 10k. 2-3 depending on the lenght of the tank. A large sump to house an alga tank underneth with a vho bulb. I still would have a skimmer on line= Bullet3 or euroreef . I would have a cal reactor. An auto top off...
depends on the fish. Some school some are territorial. But I would go 1" per 10g for adult fish. Why? 1" x8" fish ......a 8" fish wouldn't have much room in a 2 foot tank? 24g. But in the same token I would think you could have a 6" fish and 4-5 smaller ones in a 90g. Point is there is no rule...
I've tried growing corals under NO light. But barely could grow shrooms. But I've seen pics with sps and clams under NO lights. The sps were brown the clams were alive. But the tank owner used ocean water in weekly w/c. The key in the article is Plankton friendly. Corals and clams are filter...
B. All your doing is adding a 250w halide ballast. HQI ? I vote B. even if you don't upgrade tanks you can always add another 250w if you become a sps freak. :)