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Help me Decide
Ok all My budgets is as always VERY TIGHT so i have a choice to make, sometime next week i will have the money for hardware, here is the choice do i
A) Buy my lights,Skimmer,Return pump,Bulkhead fittings(for the sump under the tank), and Overflow. OR B)Buy the Lights,Skimmer and my 2 Hydor Koralia 3 Circulation Pumps. If i go with A it will take longer to get the tank up and running BUT it will have a sump and Fuge When its up. If i go with B all i have to get is Sand and Salt and i can get the tank up and running. I know to Expect some criticisms for this but i am getting most of my hardware from Aqua traders.com But to be honest if i want this tank up and running in less that 1year i have to buy cheap. and i SOOOOOOOOOOOOO want my 55g up and running! I look forward to everyones input. If i do set up the sump it will look like this pic.
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Here is a list of the hardware i am thinking about, i used links so that you get more than just a product name.
https://www.aquatraders.com/index.as...ROD&ProdID=313 https://www.aquatraders.com/index.as...PROD&ProdID=78 https://www.aquatraders.com/index.as...ROD&ProdID=319 https://www.aquatraders.com/index.as...ROD&ProdID=265
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Vinnie, check out the sellers forum here on RC and your local craigslist. You'll be able to reduce your spending exponentially. I don't see why you wouldn't be able to get A and B.
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Is your tank glass? (I'm assuming so). Nonetheless, check the craigslist listings and sellers forums. Your sump and refuge don't need to be anything extravagant; rubbermaid is for more than food and junk storage.
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use the local craigslist; (e.g. columbus.craigslist.org) You can still meet and pick up in person.
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I, like you, am very impatient when it comes to my tank which is probably not the best thing for both of us...But is there a way to go with plan B and then upgrade to having the sump and fuge later? Forgive me if I'm wrong, I'm new at this.
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Look at the Used Equipment forum here on RC.
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well let's say you go with plan A. u still need more powerheads for more flow, i dont think the return pump is enough flow
but anyways GL with which ever plan u choose yea like Finding Emo said u can always add the sump/ fuge later since your using an overflow box, which is what im doing with my 20L, i going to turn my 10G tank into a sump/fuge, ill have it running as soon as my stuff from marine depot arrives |
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Vinnie-
Listen, I may get some opposition here but I have to say, I have those T6 lights from aquatraders. They are crap. I 100% wish I would have just gotten the PC's. Aquatraders does have some great pricing, but those T6's aren't the way to go. They are T6 bulbs, not the same as T5. They are not nearly as intense. Go with A, go with B, but look at regular Power compacts. My .02 Joe |
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https://www.aquatraders.com/index.as...ROD&ProdID=293
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