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Alrighty, round 3. This website hates me. I can't log in at all on my phone or tablet, and I can't stay logged in long enough to post on a computer. I love this site and want to be able to participate more. Technology is frustrating.

Last update was in early December of last year and there have been a lot of changes since then;

- Changed lighting to all LED, soon to be LED supplemented with T5s. I'm running a combination of Hydra 52s and SOL AI Blues with a single Kessil ...

Good day, Reef Addicts!

I have a lot of decisions to make for my new tank set up. (Rimless 60g 24"x24"x24") But there are two larger ones that are weighing on my mind heavily. The first one is my sump location (I'll do a separate blog entry on that) the second is my lighting system. I basically have my heart set on one of two options, but if anyone can convince me to change my mind, then props to them.

First option is to have 10 NO T12s.

Okay ...

I was looking at upgrading to a metal halide/t5 combo that I had found that was within my immediate price range but have decided (since the fixture I was looking at has reports of it catching fire) to try look at the possibility that maybe my current combination of bulbs could be replaced with a more optimal brand/combination. As of right now I am using the coralife actinic and daylights 10,000 in a 50/50 combination. The daylight almost seems overpowering to me and looks almost yellow which I wasn't ...

I been doing some research about this and cant find any hard core yes or no answers or really any good info to back this up either way. So my question would be do corals of the same species and genus with different color of zooxanthellae have different par requirements because of color

I've a rimless reef aquarium without canopy, using an ATI Powermodule 6x54w T5 fixture. You can see some pics in my blog (it's also in english, in spite of I've to update it soon).

I'm thinking to supplement this with a LED bar in order to get the desired shimmer effect, not only for moonlight. The size of my tank is 120cm x 50cm x 50cm. What do you think it's the best option without fix it to the fixture, just put it over the tank?

Thanks in advance by your support. ...