Reef Safe Fish

[latino277]

well.... I'm glad to be of help! well... I was just looking around that big trading site (Can't say the name... mods will spank me) and I found this:
36" CORALIFE AQUALIGHT PRO HQI HALIDE LUNAR LIGHT NEW!!
so... Golfish may be right.
id did a yahoo search for coralife aqualight pro and found that Coralife and Aqualight are you together quite often...
so yeah Golfish is right. that is a coralife product. now I haven't been able to do an research on the product itself... that may have to wait till tomorrow

 

[f1shman]

but what is bad about coralife products? if so many stores have them, why are they bad? At every store near me all they have is coralife, so they can't be that bad.

 

[f1shman]

Im basically ready to start ordering tonight, I am planning on getting:
Maxi-Jet Wavemaker System M900 (640 gph)(Wavemaker + 3 powerheads)
Aqualight Pro HQI/compact fluorescent/lunar light fixture 280 watt
AquaC Remora (there is an option for drain-fitting what does that do?)
50 lbs of LR
40 lbs of LS
Food: Kent Liquid Calcium, Kalkwasser Mix, posssibly phytoplankton/zooplankton
Does this tank setup look good to hold basically any coral? I might get a sump later on, but will it affect the tanks performance much without it for a while? And latino since your tank looks so great! what do you feed your corals?
Thanks
:joy: :joy:

 

[latino277]

I don't know what Golfish was talking about.... I just did a search on Coralife and did not find and complaints....
My $.02 go for it!

 

[f1shman]

what about the rest of my setup is it complete and ready to order? (listed above)

 

[golfish]

I like this comment...
I'm not sure if it is a coralife product or not... I just found the cheapest one with all the thing I would like on it...
Do you think maybe its cheap because its CHEAP...Other then a MH bulb what else do you NEED?

 

[f1shman]

golfish just because you may have had a bad experience with coralife products doesnt mean they suck.

 

[latino277]

ok.... let me try and remember...
coralife aqualight pro 690g/h... good
50 pounds of Live Rock.. I heard this site has good LR
40 pounds of Live Sand.. that's good
AquaC Remora Protein Skimmer... that's good.
did i miss anything else

 

[f1shman]

ya

wat food do you feed your coral? and will my tank be fine without a sump, i may add one later, but for a while is it good?

 

[golfish]

Originally Posted by F1shMan
golfish just because you may have had a bad experience with coralife products doesnt mean they suck.

Dude, I know better then to buy thier product...You have a nice day and good luck with yor new lighting system. Don't say I didn't warn you.

 

[f1shman]

im sure it has a warranty, if it busts, ill get my $$

 

[f1shman]

and jeez so many complaints yet i havent seen an alternate suggestion from you

 

[latino277]

I don't feed my coral... they fish food and that's all I feed. I feed my fish a mix of formula 1 &2 and every other day I add myssis

 

[f1shman]

what do you add to the tank besides calcium and kalkwasser? (thats what im planning on adding so far)

 

[latino277]

I use a 2 part aditive call B-ionic. its a Calcium and alkinity additive. and that is all i add. nothing more nothing less.

 

[f1shman]

k thank you so much, I just ordered everything except the live rock and live sand! woohoo!! I'll keep you posted.

 

[latino277]

Good luck... I have to add that I do a 10 G week water change on my 125g tank. if you do frequent water changes you won't have to dose anything more that Calc and alk.

 

[f1shman]

and who knows what that golfish dude is talking about... lol

 

[f1shman]

do you make your own saltwater? my LFS sells it for $1 a gallon premade and freshwater for $.50 a gallon, i know there are special mixes for reef tanks, but.. who knows.

 

[f1shman]

i also bought a skimmer like box for my protein skimmer that skimms the top of the water into the area with the pump in it and has room for filtration media, And if i actulley did have a sump, the only different thing then what I have now that i'd have is more live rock, so if I do end up getting a sump, it will be basically just for more live rock.