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Local skimmer and arragonite

Welcome to the board Gord. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Skimmer;

Do you have a sump? Are yo planning on running one? If you do there are several great models to chose from. Personally I have only run Precision MArine skimmers. They kick a$$ IMO. There are many other manufacturers tho.

As for a hang on it is a bit more limited. I have seen a 75 reef tank that was using a Precisio Marine HOT-1 and it worked great. One worry is that the skimer won't be able to keep up with the load on the system.

When you go to buy a skimmer try to buy one that will run many more glalons than your system.
for example the Seaclone hang on is said by the manufacturer to work on a tank up to ~100 gallons. It doesn't. The largest I would go with one of these skimmers is 30 gallons. Prisms are only good up to abotu 30 as well.

Sand.

There are a few places for sand. regrettably there isn't any that have Southdown up here in Canada. Two stores I have bought sand from are J&L Aquatics and Big Als. Usually I buy at Big Al's when they have a great sale on. Otherwise the prices are a bit high. There may be others in town tat have sand as well but I can't remember.

hth

Local skimmer and arragonite

I have a 20 gallon sump. I'm looking for something used, trying to save some $$$. I am aware of the local aquarium shops, but I was hoping to find some aragonite at a landscaping shop or something like that. I guess in the end, I will have to buy from JL or somewhere like that. Thanks for the help.

Gord.

Local skimmer and arragonite

I'm going to move this to the main forum. By the way, welcome to the board.

Local skimmer and arragonite

I'm setting up my reef and I need a skimmer for my 75 gallon as well as arragonite for my substrate. I am in Vancouver, and would prefer to deal with someone locally. I'm looking for something good, like a Berlin or Turbofloater 1000. Let me know if you have anything. does anyone know where to get arragonite locally for cheap? Anywhere to get Southdown playsand locally? Thanks.

Gord.