Originally posted by striper
Thanks Dan for the come back.Good stuff,my tank is a 54gal conner tank I have about 70lbs of liverock some coral a red tree sponge,some green ,blue mushrooms bubble coral some fish 2 clowns a blue damsel,had a hawian green shimp but it died. I use a pc smartlight and a 18" antic light it works but I don't see any growth of my corals.I thinkIt'sjust enought to keep them alive.the only thing that seems to grow is red slime.
What is the length, wattage, and how many bulbs of your pc smartlight? Its quite likely you only have enough light to maintain your corals.
For an example of a spectacular 54g softie/lps reef search for Brooklyn Johnny's 54g.
To control your red slime outbreak you might want to look at increasing your water turn over, place powerheads to get rid of dead spots, etc. You can find more info on that by searching for a thread by JustinX on it. Hope That Helps