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Old 03-11-2010, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by zoaElite View Post
In my opinion all of those fancy bottles of "Strontium" and "Coral Snow" and "Zooplex" are a useless money grab (At least for a few of them). A successful reef needs good water changes, a proper nitrate sink, good light, flow and above all else STABILITY.

So for things always on hand Salt, RO water and Carbon.
Levi
I don't fully agree with zoaElite... Depending on what you want to keep, will depend on what you need. Usually SPS will need at least some additional supplements, that salt just can't keep up with, even the expensive salt.

I would research what you need, depending on what you decide, will also decide what type of light you need. Let us know what some of your decisions are and then we can maybe add our 2 cents worth for you.

Personally I am one of those guys that use the Zeo products with the new NP BioPellets and all I can say is they do work. Others may disagree, but these decisions are yours to make and no one elses.

Have fun!
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