Pastouts 90 gallon build

[pastout]

Well i decided it was finaly time for an uprgrade from my 45 gallon non drilled setup. and moved to a 90 gallon drilled here is my progress so far just the stand as im on wait for my 40 gallon 36x18x16 sump/ refugium plus many many other parts

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im kinda lookign for some suggestions for lights? i have 4 pc right now but i want to change them over im thinking get 4 t5 retrofits and when its in the budget get for more and eliminate the pc. and what are some peoples thoughs on skimmers for a tank this size ? i dont realy want to spend a ton of money im thinking around 300- 350$ max

[sonymdcdvcd]

regarding lights, what kind of setup are you trying to have? Like what are you trying to keep in your tank?

[pastout]

well orginaly i was thinkign all soft coral im thinking now i might want some hard corals so maybe a mh pendent in the center with t5's.

o and picked up a return pump today a damadged eheim 1262 on clearence for a 100$ beats the mag i was gonna buy for a 100$. plus got the etrun plumbing today with loc lone return pipes

[pastout]

will a tek light 8 t5 setup be over kill? or enough. whats my best bang for my buck lights wise?

[pastout]

well havent done an update on my tank in awhile as ive been moveing just want a plumbing opinion from people im thinking about plumbing my overflow direct to my skimmer forr and in sump is this a bad idea?

[pastout]

so i havnt added many progress pics for along time for good reasons i bought a house and it put the build to a big halt im glad there wasnt water in it. how it looks now in the new place. its kind of just peiced together for cycling until i make an external panel for all the wires to go into.

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