What would Y'all do?

Yeah lol, I might need to go through some old stuff to put on ebay to make some money to pay for everything I've got time though, I am not feeling very impulsive at the moment. Maybe after November 6th I will be ready to start buying.....
I was although thinking reefbreeders for the lights, they seem to be good for the money.

 

They are good too, Aqua Illumination is good and I like that they are made only an hour and half away from me.

 

+1 for made in the USA! Although saving nearly $700 is pretty sweet as well....

 

I think the key will be to pick your peices of equipment, map out exactly how much space you have, and make sure everything fits neatly. My skimmer and reactors are external and on a 55g it doesnt look that great. Also my chiller is a serious size, even for one only rated to 300L (Aquaone Artic 1/6 Chiller) and that will be behind my tank.

Just map it out, make it fit.

 

Yeah, I won't know exactly what equipment I will be getting until I buy a tank and figure out what/how everything would fit/work. I would like to know all my options because I think it will make it a smoother sail in the long run. Chillers are very large indeed and I don't really have a place to put one...... I really want to avoid getting one.