FishTownUSA in Queens NY
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john-nyc
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Thanks for the reply. Will they sell complete setups as far as tank, stand, sump, skimmer, lighting as one package or am I better buying pieces myself of components that people recommend on here and set it up myself. Just wondering if they use good equipment or should I get my own higher end equipment from recommendation from people on here.
teen
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id buy the tank from them.
buy your skimmer, lights, powerheads and pumps online.
they have good prices on live rock most of the time, so id buy live rock from them.
if you buy fish from them, i would quarantine them.
there corals are usually nice and healthy and at a good price too.
and there sales people are there to make a sale, so ask here before buying anything expenisive. theyll try and talk you into buying a lot of stuff that isnt always neccessary.
buy your skimmer, lights, powerheads and pumps online.
they have good prices on live rock most of the time, so id buy live rock from them.
if you buy fish from them, i would quarantine them.
there corals are usually nice and healthy and at a good price too.
and there sales people are there to make a sale, so ask here before buying anything expenisive. theyll try and talk you into buying a lot of stuff that isnt always neccessary.
john-nyc
Member
Do they have acrylic tanks ? I assume they sell stands also . I guess I should take a ride there this week.
A question on a different note. I want fish with live rock/sand but can I have some corals too if I get the correct fish and lighting or should corals be kept for reef only system.
Reef systems seem so much more colorful than FOWLR
A question on a different note. I want fish with live rock/sand but can I have some corals too if I get the correct fish and lighting or should corals be kept for reef only system.
Reef systems seem so much more colorful than FOWLR
augie
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I got the tank and stand for free from a friend.I purchased around 85 pounds of uncured live rock for 3.99 a pound.60 lbs. of live sand,proclear wet/dry model 125 filter,aquaclear powerhead (not to happy about that),jbj lighting (4 x 65w),and a corallife skimmer (125),salt test kit.I spent around 1200.00.
teen
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thast what i mean by they try to sell you certain things that arent really neccessary. they try talking everyone into wet drys, they talked me into one like 5 years ago and i wish i knew better back then. your better off with just a nice protein skimmer and water changes. not that a wet dry is bad, just if not taken care of properly, it will cause more harm then good. most new hobbyists dont know how to properly care for a wet dry system.
teen
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honestly, no.
a good skimmer and some carbon in your overflow will be more effective imo. even with a wet dry, you still need a skimmer.
either way you go, you still need to do water changes.
a wetdry will work good as long as you keep the bioballs clear of debris and you change the media often. its a lot to keep up on, id rather just change the carbon padding in my overflow every few days and add water to my sump for my skimmer. much more easier and less time consuming imo.
a good skimmer and some carbon in your overflow will be more effective imo. even with a wet dry, you still need a skimmer.
either way you go, you still need to do water changes.
a wetdry will work good as long as you keep the bioballs clear of debris and you change the media often. its a lot to keep up on, id rather just change the carbon padding in my overflow every few days and add water to my sump for my skimmer. much more easier and less time consuming imo.
