BrownSugar

Just been there. They are setting up new tank -- looks like a 4 footer with a MH lamp above..apparantly he had quite a few ppl commenting on how inadequate his lighting was.. so I guess he decided to do something about it! Oh...he said he has two types of LR -- one @ 10/kg and another selling at $7/kg...I think can get some discount if you talk to him. Saw few of them, they had bit of sponge on them and white patches on the $7 one..Is this ok? There are some new corals as well, which he says are cheaper than what you can find in CF... Hope this helps, BrownSugar

tks nutx..intend to get abt ~10Kg...Intend to check out LCK/Farmart/Toa Payoh in the next few days...

Yes, I meant silicon gel..don't think silica has any 'glueable' properties..

Just wondering -- when you stack LR together do you use silica or something else to make sure they stay in position? Or the trick is to balance them such a way that they all stay together using their own weight? Sorry a newbie here..setting up a 2+ft curved custom tank..so still collecting as much information as possible before buying the LR, which I intend to do this weekend.. I'm sure this has been asked before -- any tips on how to differentiate the good LR from the bad ones? BrownSugar

What is the best position for the tank wall being drilled? I mean can you do it with the tank wall vertical and drill as if you're drilling a hole in your house wall? Or do you have the place the tank flat on the ground (on a piece of wood) and drill downwards? What about pressure -- can apply pressure or let the drill's rotating force work its way through? I'm trying to setup a sump and feel that an IOS will take up too much space in the tank (mine is a 2' curved custom tank, inherited from a friend). Not to mention the extra protrusion inside an otherwise clean tank. So thinking of drilling a hole on the back of the tank, 2" from the top rim and connect it to the sump. Anyone tried this? Got any pics to show? BrownSugar