Folks, if you've recently upgraded or renewed your annual club membership but it's still not active, please reach out to the BOD or a moderator. The PayPal system has a slight bug which it doesn't allow it to activate the account on it's own.
T5's could be your best bet, tried n true and will grow anything with great spread
The draw back will be the bulb replacement
with an open top heat shouldn't be an issue and fixtures can be brought on the cheap
High Alkalinity
So....for the majority of the month of December i have been struggling with high alkalinity. I am a Kalkwasser user and have been since day 1. The only thing that has changed as of December, is that i started to use Aquaforest Reef Salt
Now since i started i have reduced...