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  New Equipment Advice

  Posted: September 1st, 2010, 1:00pm CDT by lloyd18

  Hi Everyone,
  
  I have just purchased the below equipment and I was wondering if anyone could give me some feedback as to whether this is suitable, eventually I plan on setting up a reef tank, would the equipment I have suffice or would I need to get some upgrades.
  
  Tank: 1200 X 460 X 750
  Skimmer: Reeftek TS2
  Flow Pump: Sun Sun 12000 Ltr/ hour
  Heaters: 2 X 250 Watt
  Live Rock: 20Kg
  Return Pump
  
  I am not 100% sure on the tanks lighting but it has two T5's as standard one Actinic, would this suffice for the beggining stages or would anyone recomend using Metal Halides immediately?
  
  Next question is shoud I run a LSB in my sump or would the sandbed in the tank suffice I am planning on using Aragonite in the tank.
  
  Any advice would be appreciated.