new set up suggestion please help

thai

thai

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Hi i plan to set my 265 gallon i plan to keep lps and softies. I would like advices on equipment and lighting.
planning listiing equipment are:
6 of hydor 4
sunpod 72"3x150w hqi model 1066a or t5?
coral life 1750gph high pressure
asm g4 protein skimmer What is the difference between the 9000 pump and the 15000pump. OR suggestion for a better skimmer?
i would like to get a calcium reactor but i don't have any experience with it
55 gallon sump
fish
Will be about 6 to eight tangs and a couple of smaller fishes
300 pound of live rocks 4 inches of sand bed and a whole bunch of snail and hermit crab.
Please help any suggestion will be truly appreciated. I want to do it right and don't want to buy things over and over......
 
salt210

salt210

Active Member
sorry keep re-reading and seeing things.
you could look into the magnum koralias. higher flow rates with the same low power consumption
 
thai

thai

Member
Originally Posted by salt210
http:///forum/post/3117953
whats the depth of this thing? might wanna go higher wattage with the halides
72Lx24wx30tall
I am only planning soft corals and lps my second option is maybe t5 high output.
 
bullitr

bullitr

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minimum of 250 watts your tank is too tall .you will regret getting a 150 watts. skimmer msx 300 hands down it pulls lot of junk the only draw back is you have to have at least 18" deep sump because it has 12" diameter body and it will filled up with white micro bubbles if you put at least 10- 12 inches of water and the bubble plate makes the skimmer so effective .
ps do not use the mesh wheel because they jam all the time pinwheel is very efficient already
 
thai

thai

Member
Originally Posted by bullitr
http:///forum/post/3118721
minimum of 250 watts your tank is too tall .you will regret getting a 150 watts. skimmer msx 300 hands down it pulls lot of junk the only draw back is you have to have at least 18" deep sump because it has 12" diameter body and it will filled up with white micro bubbles if you put at least 10- 12 inches of water
thanks that was very good info...
i will go with msx 300....
 
thai

thai

Member
Originally Posted by bullitr
http:///forum/post/3118721
minimum of 250 watts your tank is too tall .you will regret getting a 150 watts. skimmer msx 300 hands down it pulls lot of junk the only draw back is you have to have at least 18" deep sump because it has 12" diameter body and it will filled up with white micro bubbles if you put at least 10- 12 inches of water and the bubble plate makes the skimmer so effective .
ps do not use the mesh wheel because they jam all the time pinwheel is very efficient already
does it come with mesh wheel or do i have to rig anything to make it become pinwheel.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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I have to agree on the lights...you might as well get the 250W now...once you start, you will want more, and the 150W won't be strong enough in that tank
 
thai

thai

Member
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3118783
I have to agree on the lights...you might as well get the 250W now...once you start, you will want more, and the 150W won't be strong enough in that tank
thanks alot for the info. What about about t5 what is your thoughts and feeling about it. My concern is the heat it puts out with the 3x250w
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by thai
http:///forum/post/3118787
thanks alot for the info. What about about t5 what is your thoughts and feeling about it. My concern is the heat it puts out with the 3x250w
I have the 250w and the T5.....
I have egg crate on top, and I run a small 4" fan on a timer with the lights..
my temp never goes above 81.....usually runs 79-80
I have a sump/fuge underneath, and I run a fan under the cabinet all the time.
 
bullitr

bullitr

Active Member
Originally Posted by thai
http:///forum/post/3118781
does it come with mesh wheel or do i have to rig anything to make it become pinwheel.
it comes with both
as far as t5 is concern some have great success with it even on a 30" deep sps tank i will look in to it. i have 2 400watts and 2 250 watts and the heat it generate is something else . the fan really help but you still need a chiller as a back up. same thing as if you go to t5
 
bullitr

bullitr

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to me its cheaper to cool a 450 gallon system than 4000 sqft house my house temp is @78- 80 degree during summer
 
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