60 gal Deep Blue Reef Ready Tank Set-Up

[ReeferMike420]

Hi reefers,
I'm not new to the hobby but this 60gal cube tank will be the first endeavor into a larger system. I have experience keeping 12g and 28 gal nano cubes.
I will be keeping softies, lps, BTA's , maybe a clam, maybe a few easy to keep SPS's that will do well in a higher nutrient tank but my heart is not set on them.

I have a live sand bed and a good amount of BRS dry rock.
My tank is cycled and has 2 Da Vinci clowns in it

I'm using a trigger systems cube sump
Eheim 3000+ compact return pump
No skimmer yet
the fuge compartment currently houses more rock and sand (thinking about miracle mud in the near future).
Hydor nano pump in the display.


My first question is about lighting.
I have a brand new Chinese light the TaoTronics TT-AL09 120W Dimmable Aquarium LED. The light was bought a year ago for a project that never came to.
Does anyone have experiance with this light?
I was looking at the New AI hydra 26 hd and it looked cool.
Any recommendations on Skimmer?

 

[Anthony Wood]

I've had the Chinese light and kessil a360we's. lights a subjective some people will tell you the success they've had with LED's and others will tell you they suck. It really depends on your specific system. If you want to be serious and guarantee you have a gorgeous SPS tank save yourself the money on LED's and go T5HO's. You can't go wrong with T5's. If you want to know everything about lighting watch bulkreefsupply's 30min video on lighting they go over everything you'll ever need to know on lighting.

As far as skimmers everyone has their favorite. Just get a good brand name skimmer and you'll be fine. Personally I prefer reef octopus they preform as advertised and aren't overpriced.