LED questions and general Reef

[JmeJReefer]

Led will last you 50,000hrs of quality lifetime +/-. That seems to be industry standard. Pretty much set and forget for 10 yrs!

If your gonna do a budget tank, nothing wrong with checking out eBay or aliexpress for an led/skimmer. I've had success with jebao brand stuff for some time now.
It's a matter of "if you have deep pockets" to go with the higher end toys...