[quote author=clothahump link=board=saltwater&num=989100062&start=0#10 date=05/12/01 at 14:07:20]
Barb, what is PC lighting,halide I know, Mercury vapour I know, but PC????
I have had along talk with some one who has 4 reefs set up and he has assured me it is no problem to set up, just needs good management. 8)
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PC = Power Compact fluorescents.
Anyways... because of the odd shape of the tank, regardless of the light source, they tank will light unevenly. When you stack your live rock, it will be more vertical than horizontal, meaning it will take a lot of live rock for the tank, with very little lit surface area for the corals.
A UV kills every free floating organism in the water, they will not reproduce. The creatures in most reef tanks diets consists solely of these creatures.