Thanks to Roy and everyone else who chimed in on this topic! I will swing by the John Deere dealer this week and pick up a couple of bags of the turface pro and give it a shot; do you think four bags will be too much for a 7'x2.5'x2' (260g)?; How deep do you suggest? I am thinking around 1.5-2" with maybe some white sand on top to dress up the tank; I am trying to do this new tank right from the start; I've got three 2x96 bright kits from AH which will be lighting the tank; so that's six 96 watt lights (2.2 watts/gal) which seems a little low on the w/g ratio but AH (and others) say great things about their light kits so we'll try this to start; Once again, Thanks for all your help, Jeff. _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member