Saltwater hardware chain?!

[poshpol]

As a freshwater guy, the necessary hardware needed for my tank isn't that extensive but I read a lot about saltwater tanks and I want to know what the typical hardwater setup is for a relatively large tank, say 100g. Can someone plz illustrate with images and/or simply words the the equipement used in a typical "loop"? Sump, RO/DI, skimmers, uv sterilizers, etc.... In order!

Thanks in advance!

 

[shookONES]

Water flows into the overflows and down into a wet/dry. I like to run skimmers inside of the sump, so that's where I would put mine. However, there are hang-on-back models too. Then, the water flows through a UV and back into the tank. If you wanted to run RO, it would be a completely different loop. I use garbage cans for my RO and my waste water is used in my freshwater tanks. Lighting is another post in and of itself.

 

[seighten]

whatever you do, do not skimp on the protein skimmer, especially for a larger tank... buy the best and make sure it is big enough to handle the load...

 

[shookONES]

whatever you do, do not skimp on the protein skimmer, especially for a larger tank... buy the best and make sure it is big enough to handle the load...

read "Euroreef"