Marine Kit To Buy

[ibizatunes]

I have had tropical fish for about 2-3 years and now have chosen to "defect" to marine
I was looking at keeping soft corals once the tank has matured
Kit I'm thinking about getting
My tank is customer made Ebay - "L shape tank" and you will see it (uk ebay) size 48inch x 48inch x 20h x15 w all in inch + i had added a sump. I think the tank + sump = 470l
Kit I'm think about getting

Hydor korala 8 x2
Ehemi compact + 2000 for sump
MAXSPECT RAZOR LED LIGHTING SYSTEM 160W (16,000K) x2
TMC v2 term 300w heater x1
Was going to get about 80kgs of live rock and a deep sand bed and grow plants in the sump
I have the detec mce600 skimmer already
Any other suggestions on kits I need?

 

[techen]

Must be made of money

You'll need a RO unit as we don't recommend tap water for salt. Too much nasty stuff.

Apart from that I stuff the filter canister with ammonia removers etc.
Don't put media in it as it has a habit of making nitrate which you don't want in SW

 

[ibizatunes]

Sadly no I'm not made of money been saving for a year or so.
Had to sell all my tropical stuff to fund this move to the salty side
+ I think I will be devorced if I had 2 tanks running
My lfs gives free RO so was going to use that for a while as I have spent enough money already
Are the korala magnum too strong? They are for 500-800l tanks will 2 be too much flow?
Hadn't thought of using a canister filter like that, I have ehemi power ball power pro I could pack that with carbon and at has a air pump built which is bonus

 

[DrRob]

Canisters in marine are generally used empty (because the person had them left over from freshwater and is using them for more flow and because they can skim the surface with some of them) or as reactors, specialised reactors are often better, but canisters cope fine to get you started.
 
As for pump power, a lot of marine keepers aim for 20x flow, with some variety of flow (that the live rock will likely give you anyway) and a good spread. The things to watch are that you 1, have enough flow and 2, that you don't have dead spots. A lot like a planted tank really, just more flow.
 
My plan also has the test kits and refractometers on it.

 

[Donya]

Hadn't thought of using a canister filter like that, I have ehemi power ball power pro I could pack that with carbon and at has a air pump built which is bonus

 
Canisters are a great place to put chemical media like carbon and phosphate removers (if you don't have a phos reactor; a reactor will always work better as Rob says) as well as extra rock bits that will fit. I've got two on my 55gal: a small one for just chemical media (carbon and phos pads) and a larger one for an extra few pounds of rock. They are both prefiltered though, which cuts down on the internal maintenance but adds to ugly factor. If you don't prefilter a canister, it will be prone to sucking away food/debris/etc. and causing gunk buildup that will both decrease flow and, if the canister doesn't have an established CUC-like colony of bugs in it, lead to excess decay of uneaten food and such that should really stay in the tank to be eaten by the proper CUC.