Thanks!
It all depends pretty much on the brand...the better the rep the expensive they come. I personally buy most of the stuff from my LFS as they carry almost everything bulkreefsupply has. I would recommend BRS for all electrical items and dry rock, filter guys have really good RO units...
How do you know the cycle skipped? maybe it never started....were you checking the parameters often? did you use anything to jump-start the cycle?
I would wait on the corals as new tanks experience algae blooms in the beginning.