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reefkoi ~ You bring up some very valid points and I appreciate your input.

Sure there are members here trying the black-outs as a quick fix for nuisance algae, cyano, diatoms, dino, etc... and there are other members like myself that are doing the black-outs as part of their regular husbandry practices even though their tanks are very healthy and pest free for the most part. Only each individual can decide if and why one is going to try a black-out period. This thread is quite large now and many valid points have been discussed already. I would encourage any-one debating whether to do the black-outs to read as much of this thread as possible.