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Life on DIY rock in the long run is the same as LR you purchase. If Coarline grows on it it is holding bacteria and your filter base is the same. Wont matter now or 20 years from now which one you use they are both going to end up the same, so go with the pocket book and give it shot.

Sad shame really. But I think SM knows my feeling on this.

I can see I need to say my peace here. T5 over driven will produce more PAR at 24" then a 250 MH. Use less energy, run cooler and change bulbs less times then MH bulbs. The only thing you dont get is the shimmer. I ran 4 bulbs of T5 on a 55 gallon and kept clams, SPS and LPS. Its all a matter of...

By chance do you live in Michigan? Border line comments would be inappropiate if they were directed at all women. Its not, its one woman and personal expierences of those on the forum. Saying that, She musta felt the tank ment more to you then her. So if thats the case and true, Keep the tank...

I made a ton of it, Use a pastry bag to make lace rock, That way you it lessens weight issues. As for Cheetos I would not use them, I used Rock salt and acrylic shavings. Acrylic is as you know very light, It also promotes Coraline algae growth. It will color up before the rock will.

How does this effect the time it takes a tank to mature?It does not effect anything on maturing, will mature as fast as dead rock will How does the weight of DIY rock compare to LR, in general? Depends on mixture, You can make it as light or lighter the reef rock. How difficult is the DIY...