I meant shipping from state to state, they usually don't ship well during long distances. Sorry for not clarifying, just put them in a bag with about 1/3 tank water and 2/3 air and try to keep them at the same temp during the ride to your house and they should be fine.
Xenia don't usually ship well but once they do become established in your system they should grow fine. Plus, they absorb certain nutrients like phosphates and nitrates i think. good starter coral in my opinion
The T5's are a HO flourescent bulb that put out a tremendous amount of par relative to their size and energy consumption. thats why they're so popular in europe. They put out around 90-100 lumens/watt while metal halides usually put out 110+. This is what you want to consider when deciding what...