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Sounds like you will have a ton of flow.
Clowns may be a problem think would be hit or miss.
I have the super fine Oomlite(sp) and I rarely get any sand going around...other then when the big clam sneezes ;D. Honestly once it gets a bit matured it becomes pretty 'sticky'. Would say after 2-3 months.
Algae is not always easy to get rid off, clearer cleaner water is a start.
Keep doing your water changes, blowing the rocks clean to get rid of the detritus, and try to cut your feeding down as much as possible.
Algae isn't necessarily going to just disappear it will take a while, but if you...
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You will be fine as far as the SPS corals growing. I have clams on the bottom growing great.
Brightness factor, that is a word that is hard to quantify....not exactly par.
I would say it will not be as bright...you won't have the shimmer MH gives you or LEDs give.
However, the colors I think...
That statement is opinion and not fact, sand, no sand, deep sand, bed shallow sand bed are all ways to go; and one of the great arguments of our hobby. Hey PaulB has crushed coral for what 35 years? Anything can be done.
I like sand, there are animals that rely on it. I am bordering on DSB so...
And they run hotter then T5s. Use more energy.
Summing it up for you.
1)Shorter bulb life
2)Color shifts quickly causing algae (or adding to problem, yeah yeah without nutrients you won't have algae ;))
3)Ballests are unreliable...think is due to heat.
4)Lower par...older technology
5)Cost of...
It may be too little or too much flow. I have a euphyllia corner of my tank, 6-7 different colony/frags, I can tell you that 1 frogspawn smack in the middle is more sensitive then all the rest and closes up more often then the rest. Why? I have no clue whatsoever.
You don't need to move it up I...
I would say I like emerald crabs better then hermits. They are useful but Hawkeye points out some pitfalls ... also make sure you get the emerald mithrax crab not some other "emerald crab" there are plenty of horror stories where someone gets the wrong one.