Coralife: any good?

[bandit_66]

Has anyone had any experiances with the Coralife products espeacially skimmers but also their calc reactors etc. Are they good quality?

Thanks,
Andrew

 

[essexboy73]

yea im running the coralife 65 on my 46 gallon now...it was a hell of a thing to break in but once i got it to not overflow in ten minutes its been pulling some good skimmate out...cant wait to get a sump with a better skimmer though...best bet is to do it the best way first...save you more money in the long run!!!!

 

[jmaclenn]

Essexboy: how long did it take to break in, and did you modify it in any way to stop the overflow problem? I have the 220 and am dealing with the same issues.

 

[rioratholenm]

I have a 220 on my 55gal. and it is great and outperforms the skimmers I have had so far (Aqua C Remora, Amiracle Quad 1, Seaclone 150, Red sea Prizm w/surface skimmer) as for there lights i would stay away and go with orbit because they are built like tanks, I dropped mine in my tank (oops!) and it was still running while under the water. plus i would have to say the bulbs were better as well, My tank looked alot better with orbit
I HATE MY AQUALIGHT!!!!
thats why i am going to get a PFO pro w/ 2 175 mh and 2 vhos as for the orbit it is still working like a horse at a local pet store.

 

[essexboy73]

yea for the first two months i took off the air intake that it came with and put on one that i have from my maxi jet...this allowed me to restrict the air flow enough so it wouldnt overflow every ten mins....then one day i took it off and it was golden from that point on...the only problem i have with it now is that the water level has to be just right and once i add anything (calcium) and do water changes it acts up for the first day...