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Recently read an interesting thread on another forum about a reefer that turns his lights off for up to three days at a time every two to three months. Claims it gets rid of diatom blooms and helps rid his tank of algae. When he lights back up, he turns the atcinic's on for the first day and...

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Thanks for the info, if that's the case I suppose I can buy on line. I've read all about the different types of LR, do you have any suggestions on whom to buy from and what types?

As I read all of the threads on curing live rock, I have a begginers question. If you are just setting up a new tank, can you cure the live rock in the tank for a while until your readings are right?

ThanksRob. The store I'm getting my tank from can drill for closed loops and I'm thinking of to get two drilled high in the tank and two low so that I can, in time, try to get some wave action. I know that the amount of material the skimmer will skim from the tank depends on the quality of the...

Thanks for the reply. I mispoke in that the tank will only be predrilled with the overflows. I was considering Euro-reef for a skimmer but it didn't seem to have an auxillary overflow and unfortunately I plan on traveling out of country during the next two months and could be gone for 2 weeks at...

Looking for comments on starting a new system. I'm considering purchasing a 75 gal that is predrilled with a internal skimmer. It's been almost twenty years since I last kept a successful marine aquarium and EVERYTHING has changed!!! I've been reading everything I can get my hands on and...