Excellent advice Roy; I am keeping a very close eye out for algae problems with this tank; I love the bright light though; My goal was to light up the tank similar to what you see at the lfs display tanks (Bridges in Snohomish has some great ones) which really brings out the color in the fish; My goal is to get enough plants going that coupled with the lights and co2 management it should be very well balanced; By next year I hope to have the tank planted and stocked well enough to enter the homeshow! _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member