Hi all! It took a couple of days to get posting rights; I could have used your input earlier-I've spent $500 on my system just this week!
What I have now: 29gal FOWLR, 45 lb LR, 3 NO, 4 fish, Emperor biowheel 400, skilter. It's 10 years old, and has had its share of deaths, but all in all-it's been a stable, low maintenance system.
What I have on the way: CPR Bak-Pak 2R+ with venturi mod and BBX (I know...Remora...I got this new for under $100) and a Catalina Aquarium brand 65X2 PC. I'm going for a softie/shroom/polyp/SPS system with fish.
The question: once I get my skimmer, how do I use my biowheel (if at all?)
The skilter is already gone. I'm guessing that I still use it for the mechanical part of filtration, and get rid of the wheels. But y'all are the experts, and I've learned a whole lot in the last week from you guys, sooo....what do you think?
PS: once I get the
Catalina Aquarium light, I'll share specs and part brands with you. It seems to be a few steps up from Jebo/Odessea, at about the Orbit level, but we'll see. I purchased all of the options, which put it at $160. I don't think I'm quite gung-ho enough to go to halides (yet.)
Here is the light, in case you are interested:
eBay: 30 inch power compact 2 X 65 watt hood light aquarium (item 7758915338 end time Feb-06-07 13:55:12 PST)
Upgraded: do I still need this? 
