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Fireman, your welcome. The slime is caused by a bacteria in the water. Once it starts it is hard to get rid of with out the use of the remover. Phosphates is one source that can cause the bacteria to get going. Foods you feed your tank can also have traces of it. Silica's in your food can...

If the red algae looks slimy then there is a product out there that I would recommend. It is made by UltraLife Reef Products and is Called RED SLIME remover.. This stuff is great. Had the same problem with the slime coming back. My lfs suggested this to me and i tried it. It worked great...

Mar, I don't think you are going to have a problem with damage to your corals with that lighting. In fact you may want to consider doing more. The basic rule is 4 to 5 watts per gal of water with 18" or less water distance from corals. If you have more than 18" of depth then you would need...

Rodgro, I would agree with most of what everyone else has said thus far. The water chances are very key though. By doing this you can drop your amo, nites down quicker than letting your wet/dry get the bacteria going. The heavier the load on the tank on a new wet/dry the longer it takes to...

Kelly The watts per gal is not really bs. The lighting requirements for your tank is 300 to 400 watts depending on the types of corals you are planning on keeping. It is also a goood idea to keep your lighting aprox even with the use of 50% actinics and the other 50% full spectrum. The more...

Chaplain You should try to set your timers to be just like what a reef would see for daylight in the wild. Aprox 12 hours of total light but not all that time is full intensity. I have my setup with 8 hours of full intense light and the other 4 are turning on lights and shutting them down...

Vince, Another option is to change your lighting schedule from day to night. This will reduce the heat being put into the tank during the heat of the day. One other thing would be to make sure your heater is not on when u see your tank heating up. During summer months a lot of people turn...