Frustrated Newbie - Where are the Product reviews??

[hawk]

I have a similar sized tank (96x30x30) I too would love the ER500, but the price scares me away. Generally the stated manufacturers capacity is always on the very low side. Although ER does give both a realistic capacity and a comparative capacity. The realistic for the RS250 is 250g, too small for your tank. A new skimmer on the market is a ATI Bubblemaster. A large tank version is in the $800-$900 range. It looks good and the reviews I have read look positive. I believe Proline is the distributor and is a sponsor here. If you have the space for a 100g sump I would definitely go for it. I use a 100g Rubbermaid and like having the extra room. It comes in handy for acclimating livestock and holding extra live rock and other uses.. I would use ro from the beginning. Any nasties from tap water will cause problems for along time. When I was looking into lights I didn't see any advantage to de and went with se.