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(Laughing) As you can see ,lighting is a very big subject! Heck ,you could dedicate an intire book to just lighting alone!! And if you asked 100 differant people what type of lighting to use ,you'll get 100 differant answers!! Thats because there are about 1000 differant ways to do it!! (lol)...

That is a nice tank to do a reef in, almost bought one myself! 2poor makes a good point! You should research what types of corals you want to keep beforehand!! IMO watts per gallon is more of a guide if you are using fluorescent lighting. If you go with Metal Halide lighting the watts pre...

Cap makes a darn good powerhead. Looks just like a Rio ,but a whole lot better construction goes into them! They do cost a little more ,but it's money WELL spent!!! As for overall flow ,the more the better! I have a 29gal with a 10gal sump. Turnover rate is 42 times per hour.This tank...

Yep ,sounds right to me. So as you can see it is very important to place it in a high flow area for the first week or two. Once the polyps are all staying extended you could move it to an area with somewhat less flow. Remember though ,acros can take up to 6 months to completely overcome the...

Well ,I know that this sounds like a lot of work ,and there are faster ways of doing it. But trying to make the change with as little amount of stress on the corals is of the utmost importance!! So ,how do we do this? I started a reef in a 6 gallon Eclipse system. I removed the filter pad in...

I have a 29 gal with a 10 gal sump ,and plan to upgrade to a 75 with a 30 sump. Here is what I plan to do. First fill the 75 completely, add new sandbed, and let the system run for about a week. Then once Ca,Alk,pH, Salinity ,ect are all up to par I'll place corals ,rock ,fish in a trash can...

This might be of some help. First ,How much flow do you have in your tank ,from what I have seen when someone has a red slime problem and/or a hair alge problem ,upping the flow will almost always do the trick. I have a 29 gal tank with a 10 gal sump. Flow for the system is powered by two...

I have about 30 of these in my 29 gal. And have had no ill effects form them. I used to think that they were bad ,and figured once I had a good number of them I would get a copperband butterfly to eat them ,(as I wanted one any way).But 6 months later and there still not a big problem. Will...