setting up my new tank

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farmerjo90,

If the items were manufactured in the US there is no duty on them, but you still have to pay the taxes, and brokerage fees. J&L Aquatics is pretty much the same price as any US MO company after paying taxes and such. You also have access to Animal House which might be able to get a lot of stuff for you. I would recommend going the DIY route for 400 watt halides, I spent the money for IceCaps and they are currently in New Jersey getting repaired already [img]images/smiles/icon_sad.gif[/img] (6 months in use) For actinics I would recommend VHO, here it is very hard to beat the IceCap VHO ballasts, the 430 or 660. They give you lots of choices for how many bulbs you can run on each and have a proven reliability record. I believe Doug has a Euroreef and really likes it on his tank. I currently use an AquaC EV 200 on my 245 and I am really happy with it. It is unfortunate that you can't get a Canreef skimmer as they are very nice also. The only other skimmer series I would consider are the Bullets. I personally do not think Blue Lines would be worth the money.

Scott