Lighting and Skimmer Recommendations

[Virtualbasil]

I would invest in a test kit for home

 

[Maximizer]

I will pick one up soon, i will probably have to order it online.

 

[Maximizer]

Thank you everyone for your help. I have decided against the upgrade and will be breaking down and restarting the 50 gallon I already have. I will be starting another thread about it when i have a chance to post, so keep an eye out for it and please follow along, as I could use the help.

 

[Virtualbasil]

Petco carries a saltwater test kit

 

[Maximizer]

The closest Petco to me is 3 hours away lol and my local pet store only has freshwater stuff and no testing stuff.

 

[Rezac]

I read through the thread, if you plan to go with leds like that, check out ocean revive or marsaqua/sunspect, they have 165 watt dimmable lights, I would think they would be brighter. Some of them have built in timers which is nice also.

 

[Maximizer]

I will check them out, thank you. I don't have any experience with lighting. I want good lights, just don't wanna pay an arm and a leg.

 

[Rezac]

I have the sunspect and they have been growing my corals awesome.

 

[soeminpaing]

Ocean revive, reefbreeder and SB light are kinda similars but the good thing is they have models that come with a tank mount.

 

[Rezac]

Kind of similar. If I was to do it again, I would look for a light with a built in timer so it only has one plug in instead of 2

 

[Virtualbasil]

The primes hook up to your smart device and have a huge range of customization. It's way more than a timer.

 

[Maximizer]

I have a canopy over my tank and its a pretty shallow one. Its only like 4 inches tall. So I need something that doesn't need to be hung 1' over the tank or I guess I could always build a new canopy.