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[jackm]

HI All
Firstly a few points, i havent bought any of it yet but the equipment with prices on i have sellers ready, my tank is a juwel 125, 80cmx33cmx42cm (lengthxwidthxheight) 125 Liters/33US gal
ok

1x 150w double ended HQI bulb 20.000k metal halide > £65 (is this OK for most begginerHard/Soft corals/invertebrates)

1x PowerHead 2000 L/H > £18

1x heater, comes with tank

1x tmc protein skimmer bak-pak with extra powerhead, unsure of flowrate > £35

20 KG aragonite sand > £40

About 5 kg LR, to start off with cant get hold of base rock so will probably go with figi (any recomendations) Hope to end up with about 15 kg <is this a good amount>

Sponge internal filter inc carbon and biological filtration, will reduce amount of sponges as cycling takes place.

That is it, pleas tell me if there is anything else i need and try to answere my Questions.

thanks a lot
jack

ps. please tell me what 'HQI' actually means and stands for, will i be able to run any 150w bulb on this unit or must it be a HQI bulb
thanks

 

[jackm]

Any body
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[SkiFletch]

well, HQI is a manufacturer's name. 150W of MH lighting sounds about right for a 30ish gallon tank from everything I've read. 5WPG seems to be good for most corals/inverts. You only mentioned purchasing the bulb, do you have the fixture to power them?

I'd advocate another powerhead, you can almoast never have too many powerheads, nor can you almoast ever have too much LR.

I'm a little confused as to what you're using for filtration. Are you using a sump, canister, or something else? Most people around here, myself included are big advocates over sumps with LR and refrigiums over anything with sponges like most canister filters as the sponges are nitrate factories which becomes very deadly to corals/inverts.

how many watts is your heater?