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Some people have kept SPS (hard) corals with T5s, quite successfully, but IMO Metal halides are the best option for the long term.

Very dependant on what you want to keep, or are likely to want to keep in the future. Most of us have started on one type of lighting (you can switch lighting for a number of things ), and upgraded later as we change our livestock.

Don't pee in your tank Land lubber, a piece of rotting flesh, or the remains of life in your dead rock will produce all the ammonia you need. Just be patient. It's not the time thats important, its your Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate levels that will tell you when it's ok to add fish, and do this very slowly as well.

As you probably saw, have sold my Arcadia unit to skippy and am upgrading to 3 X 400w units using the new Lumenarc type reflectors. The Arcadia unit is a cracker, but as I really like sps (I know Reef, so last year :lol: ) and hope to get better penetration down to the bottom of the tank to allow sps to grow and colour up at increased depth, and also get better throw of the light with the reflectors. I've picked up the lights, reflectors and ballasts today, and organised some heavy duty timers and the sparkie at work is setting up a board with 3 outlets. I've made a tube frame to be suspended over the tank, which the reflectors will attach to and the ballasts etc sit on top of. Should have all the bits tomorrow so will post picks of it in bits, and then assembled and over the tank. Looking forward to seeing the difference.

good PE, corals must be choking to death.....

excellent Steve, you've sure been waiting a while for that. :bounce:

hey Ben, nice to see you yesterday, hope that frag (colony ) grows well for your. BTW - edit functions working now :lol:

there is several long threads as well as FAQs etc on the Icecap vendors section on reef central. Good reading without the sarcasm.

didn't have much in the first shots - Feb, plenty now cracker - look at the 2nd and 4th shots. Back glass, floor (bare ), and rocks. Also got good growths of the fuzzy Coraline now as well. Tried to ring you yesterday to pop over but you were out, try again soon

very nice tank. Nice growing anenome. should hope not, chimera's the only one I know with the program

hope you don't mind Cracker... Feb 3rd Today Feb 3rd today

very nice Cracker, it's amazing how fast sps can grow given the right conditions. Just noticed, 3 stars....watch out chimera, only 4000 to go.

good work on getting the edit reinstated, Layton, appreciate it

I give you a bell tomorrow craig, see if your about. Bens suppose to be popping up here but wont hold my breath

sounds about right, had to put over a kilo in mine, but crackers right, add it slowly, I chucked about 400g in and the corals reacted badly, slimed up and withdrew there ployps for a couple of days.

sold, thanks all those interested.

Chimera's correct, jealous at his ability thats all. and its now fixed, go the edit....

selling my lights see Private trade and exchange

nice one Tim, some of us wouldn't even attempt something like that

duke, I use to keep a very nice local marine tank. You will not be able to get any of those fish Steve has imported from Aussie, maf wont allow it. There are some nice local fish available, used to go down the Moari bay (Muriwai) when there was no swell and a very low tide and find all sorts of great fish in the rock pools.

deltec skimmers are expensive but worth every cent. Not all agree, but my opinion.

wow...it's like having a rockstar on our little forum Oregonreef.com is always in my explorer favourites

i get close sometimes