"J R-S" wrote in message ...
Listen Don!
I just came here with an alternative to expensive aquariums. My aquariums
by any means will be as good as any put together by a professional aquarist.
That is not my intention.
I developed a fish-with-little-coral tank that has been working for more
than 8 months without a water change.
Not telling that to new aquarists and instead saying that the only
alternative is an overrated ilumination system is irresponsible.
But, they are free people, they can make their own choice, can't they? so,
don't make the choice for them...

Nobody here recomended overrated ilumination for a fish only tank...
What you call "overrated ilumination" is used on the SPS corals
(and you probably do not even know what SPS means, since it is
a hobbyist term, not scientific... right?). Only light-loving
corals from shallow waters require strong lights and metal halide
fixtures costing hundreds of dollars. Most other aquarium life,
including all "fish only tanks with little corals" can do fine with
standard fixtures available at Petco or even daylight lamps from Home Depot.
As you can see, what you have done is not revolutionary at all...
Similarly to using sand and activated carbon for filtration.