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corallife 48 inch aqualight with 65w actninic/2-65w 10,000k daylight. i dont really fully understand lighting when it comes with reef tanks to be honest but from what i have found its my understanding that this would be enough?

should i buy both the same size or is it over kill?
Hydor Koralia 3 Powerhead
Hydor Koralia 2 Powerhead

Reef Octopus Needle Wheel Skimmer - 4.7 in. - up to 100 gallons

60-70 lbs Caribean sea argonite.

plz help thanks alot. also aquatrader.com>? and craigslist are m only means of used eqiupment links would be appreciated for ANY info.
 
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sd760;4278489; said:
corallife 48 inch aqualight with 65w actninic/2-65w 10,000k daylight. i dont really fully understand lighting when it comes with reef tanks to be honest but from what i have found its my understanding that this would be enough?

should i buy both the same size or is it over kill?
Hydor Koralia 3 Powerhead
Hydor Koralia 2 Powerhead

Reef Octopus Needle Wheel Skimmer - 4.7 in. - up to 100 gallons

60-70 lbs Caribean sea argonite.

plz help thanks alot. also aquatrader.com>? and craigslist are m only means of used eqiupment links would be appreciated for ANY info.
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From the sounds of it, your light fixture is a power compact. Sounds like it should be good enough to do softies (except for zoos, i think) and some LPS, but no SPS.

You picked a fine substrate, and it should be enough.

I would go with two koralia 3s
 
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awsome i will do both 3's.. what other light would u recomend thats simple no ballasts or excess cables?
 
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sd760;4278523; said:
awsome i will do both 3's.. what other light would u recomend thats simple no ballasts or excess cables?
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Well, what are you wanting to do? Do you want the ability to be able to keep all types of corals, or demanding corals sans sps, etc...

And they are all going to have ballast.
 
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whats the most cost effective. and wahts the most efficient power wise? or i can just stick with what i had orig, thanks for th ehelp
 
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I feel like 2 koralia 3s are way to much floor for something this size... you want around 550-600gph flow two koralia 3s set on minimum (assuming controlled) flow 660ish, and on high 1800gph which is 20x volume flow, you only want 10-15x max in my experience. I feel like two nanos, or at most two koralia 2s whould be enough. One 2 set on max or one 3 set at medium would also work, I just preffer using 2 as I find it gets a better flow.

If those lights are T5s then they would probably be ok for any corals but i feel like this is a PC fixture? In which case you would need more power for hight light corals.

Sand is good, skimmer is good size wise.
 
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Kevin8888;4278613; said:
I feel like 2 koralia 3s are way to much floor for something this size... you want around 550-600gph flow two koralia 3s set on minimum (assuming controlled) flow 660ish, and on high 1800gph which is 20x volume flow, you only want 10-15x max in my experience. I feel like two nanos, or at most two koralia 2s whould be enough. One 2 set on max or one 3 set at medium would also work, I just preffer using 2 as I find it gets a better flow.

If those lights are T5s then they would probably be ok for any corals but i feel like this is a PC fixture? In which case you would need more power for hight light corals.

Sand is good, skimmer is good size wise.
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I like over head, so if I go to a larger tank, I can just use what I have...but not all people are that way.

and a 65 watt bulb on a 48 inch fixture is a PC bulb, from what I recall.
 
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Odyssea 48" 216W (4x 54W) T5 HO Light Fixture Advance is the new fixture way more cost effec tive and fits my aquarium goals better.
 
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sd760;4278775; said:
Odyssea 48" 216W (4x 54W) T5 HO Light Fixture Advance is the new fixture way more cost effec tive and fits my aquarium goals better.
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4 t5s would be good for your tank
 
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sd760;4278489; said:
corallife 48 inch aqualight with 65w actninic/2-65w 10,000k daylight. i dont really fully understand lighting when it comes with reef tanks to be honest but from what i have found its my understanding that this would be enough?

should i buy both the same size or is it over kill?
Hydor Koralia 3 Powerhead
Hydor Koralia 2 Powerhead

Koralia 3 will be fine

Reef Octopus Needle Wheel Skimmer - 4.7 in. - up to 100 gallons
I think this is for a sump so you'll have to make a sump unless you want a hob skimmer in that case pm me I found one that would be perfect for u
60-70 lbs Caribean sea argonite.
sounds cool

plz help thanks alot. also aquatrader.com>? and craigslist are m only means of used eqiupment links would be appreciated for ANY info.
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Good luck take time and let everything work itself out
 
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