I don't think I'm going to upgrade my skimmer, I already use a big bad eshopps snow cone skimmer that can handle a much bigger display down the road or the addition of a stocked frag tank. As for the return pump, I'm interested in the DC pump, but I'm worried about reliability. My mag3 is well over 5 years old and still pumping strong, its getting quite noisy though. I like the lower flow rate through the sump because I think it gives the sump equipment more time to work. As for the RODI unit, I was definitely going to use that BRS model, I buy a lot of gallons of distilled water from walmart and consider $150 to be a no brainer, really the only fish tool that truly cuts the cost of reef keeping. I really wish I could see someone's jebao rw8 pumps next to a ruler. My cheapo hydors will really move some water, but they are HUGE! I've finally got them in areas that is not so unsightly, however one of them is mere inches from a shelf that I want to put some type of sps.
Lighting is really my biggest problem, I don't want to buy a Chinese light that will burn out in three months and god knows what kind of support I will get, the reef breeder unit has sparked a bit of curiosity in me. I am unable to navigate their website for some reason on my windows phone. Now I know that as far as lighting I concerned could grow ANYTHING under 6 bulbs of T5HO power, but as everyone knows every reefer is always thinking about the future. My next tank will likely be a 93 cube so a 24" light would be great.
