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I do have a glass cover sealing the top-I'm thinking that's probably trapping heat. The VHO's are resting right on the top of the tank, probably not good...

Sounds good! Thanks!

My 55 gallon tank is hitting around 87ish during the day. I'm running two Seio and 440watts of VHO sitting on top of the tank. Ambient room temp is anywhere from 69-78ish. Is there anything I can do to lower the temp? I was going to lift the lights a couple inches off the top, and maybe cut some...

Well, here's my 55 gallon reef. I haven't added fish yet, and I've yet to install the background or the skimmer, but it's coming along nicely. My specs so far: Lighting: PFO 440W VHO's Water Movement: 2 Seio 820's (need to install my Tunze Stream 6000 w/ controller) Substrate: 40lbs of crushed...

I might ditch one Seio to lower the flow a bit. The Stream I got was a package with their electronic controller, so I'm pretty sure it will be ok. No way am I hooking that up to a regular wavemaker!

Thanks for the responses! I'm pretty much planning softies, and some LPS (candy cane corals, open brains, and such). I would like to try some SPS one day, but I've never really had great experiences with MH.

Hello! I have a 55 gallon tank that has been up and running for a couple months, and was curious where my specs lined up in regards to amount of light, water current, and type of substrate most commonly used. I have just upgraded my lighting to 4 110W VHO's giving me 8 watts/gal. I have two...