Hello,
I am in the process to buy a tank again. I used to have a 100 gal tank. Which it was sold when I had to move out.
Like everything else I have a budget and I know bigger is always better. But for me, bigger represents $$$. ( bigger lighting, bigger filtration, etc.)
So I was thinking to get something around 35 gal tank. But here's my dilemma...
I would like something that has LED. I would like something that would have like a RR back part of the tank.
If I get a Nano Cube or Bio Cube, there's no space for a good HOB skimmer, correct?
If I get a Red Sea, there is space and as far as I know, it comes with a skimmer, but is it a good skimmer? And the main problem is that they are expensive! and they don't have LED.
I just finished reading a post about a finnex tank! and that tank looked awesome until I started to read that his lights (t5) blew off, then his skimmer was not performing and he had to buy another one... Cbianco Threat.
Is there another type of tank brand that has...
LED is a must 3w if possible?
Has the RR portion and Refugium like the Finnex? Something I can skim the surface with out an overflow box.
Space for the Protein skimmer ( the best I can afford); or a brand that actually has or comes with a good skimmer?
Space to put some media like carbon, etc?

A lot of questions! I am sorry... but maybe there's something out there that would cover what I would like...