Lance I think the only difference here worth mentioning is I won't need to come out of the closet everytime I'm done working in the sump. Just sayin' =)
I have been buying hqi ballasts when I see them. I now have:
1 x dual pfo hqi
1 x dual bluewave hqi
1 x single bluewave hqi
I picked up an old maristar 2x250w with bad t5 ballast. I intend to buy just a reg electronic ballast to run this over a frag tank (no T5) when and if I ever go down that road.
so the tank will have at least 4x250w. I may go with 5 and simply run the center one as my sunrise, sunset light. Perhaps avoid having to install (and replace) T5s. Not sure yet.
As for a skimmer I haven't really seriously looked into that yet. I'm not looking forward to it either!
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