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I totally agree with Ozone regarding the formula of watts per gallon IF you are using MH, VHO, PC or T5. The reason that method in my opinion, whether its a fact or not is due to with the wattage of a given light source coincides with the lux/lumens output and eventually even PAR. What corals...

Welcome to my MR homepage. Please keep checking back for I am new to MR and will be posting pictures of my tanks soon.

Either you change your 70w to a 20K or add 4 LEDs for a nano for use as a color enhancer for your corals. Be sure you use Royal Blues which are more on the UV band of 450 nanometers to give corals that pop. Similar effect that of black lighting but more on the blue spectrum. Either that or you...

I've been using BioPellets for a month now and had to supplement GFO. I think it works but not as well as claimed. The store that sold me the BioPellets was even claiming that in 6 months GFO will no longer be around due to the popularity of BioPellets. What a crock! GFO is still King in my...

It all depends on if you're planning on a FOWLR only or upgrading in the future to a reef tank. There are many brands available, some way over priced and some is moderately priced. You always want the best bang for your buck. Be sure you you get enough lux as well as PAR of a minimum of 300...

Yup, phosban is by far the best solution. Prevention of phosphates is the best thing. But there is a new solution in the form of a reactor. I just started using this myself for the past month and a half. Not sure if I'm getting results as of yet. Its called the dried vodka method, also known as...

Hi, I'm new to this forum. Why don't you try LED lighting. I think its the next best thing for reefers.