Questions - Need some input

Hey All,
As many of you know... I am a relative newbie. Thought it might be time to invest in some text to keep on hand and I have been browsing the selection on the "Books" link. Thinking of starting with The Reef Aquarium, Volumes I and II.

Good Start???

Hey All,
Is there anything special we need to know about lighting timers to be used for metal halides? Will regular ol' outdoor timers such as those used for outdoor Christmas lighting do the trick?
Thanks in advance!

Hi all,
Recently came into a standard 29G and cherry stand. Older tank that I sealant stripped (only the inside) then resealed and water tight tested. Always kinda wanted a QT... and always kinda wanted a frag tank.

The DT is 75G w/35G fuge. What is the consensus... set it up as a frag and plumb it to the DT fuge... plumb it to its own fuge... say a 10G long... or set it up independant as a QT? Other ideas?

Come on gangsters... weigh in on this for me! ...

Hey All...
Could use some expert advice. Basics are... 75G display, 35G fuge, 216watt T5 x4, 2 daylight, 2 actinic. Recently the RBTA and the finger leather appear to be pulling in. Kenya tree frag looks fine and the 5 fish seem fine. The nem's tentacles seem to have a blue/green tinge about half way down. Water chem looks good... Do we have enough light?

Hey all,
Took the advice posted the last time I asked about adding dry rock; we now have about 100# of LR in the display tank and just a few fragments in the fuge. We are still short about 30-50# of rock to get the display to the desired scape. I think I understand correctly that it may take many months for our LR to "seed" the new dry rock... but may we now simply add dry rock such as Marco or another to the display? Will there be another "cycling" of the tank? Any ...