alk-3
New Member
hello again everyone. well, i have visited my local fish supply store and have gotten some prices on some of the things i may need. they have live rock but charge $9.99/lb plus taxes (15% in my neck of the woods) i figure i would need about 50 lbs of it for my tank (90g) and am wondering if there is any way for me to buy only a portion of the rock i need and fill the rest of the tank with regular ornamental strealised rock. how much live rock would i need to evetually make all of the rock become live, and how long would that take? is this reccomended or should i bite the bullet and get it all live right off the bat?
my next question is about lighting.
i plan to use MH bulbs and got a price for a coralife brand bulb it is 175w 20,000k. they are asking $199.99 (not including the ballast) now ive seen 250w MH bulbs at home depot for about $30.00 would it be wise for me to buy the coralife bulb at that price? are there any real differances between them, or is this one of those situations where your paying for the name?
i dont mind spending the money but i dont want to be a fool when im trying to get prices together.
thank you very much, any info helps.
Alk-3
my next question is about lighting.
i plan to use MH bulbs and got a price for a coralife brand bulb it is 175w 20,000k. they are asking $199.99 (not including the ballast) now ive seen 250w MH bulbs at home depot for about $30.00 would it be wise for me to buy the coralife bulb at that price? are there any real differances between them, or is this one of those situations where your paying for the name?
i dont mind spending the money but i dont want to be a fool when im trying to get prices together.
thank you very much, any info helps.
Alk-3
