If so, you probably know the Reefkeeping Tips thread linked here and below, in the signature line of all my posts. If by some wild chance you haven't seen that thread, you'll want to look at it. It is a compilation of forum discussions of ways to do the job right the first time, to save money and to avoid the negative issues that can come up at any time during the life of a reef, especially during start up.

The original purpose of the WMAS was to help people keep a better marine aquarium. In those days most people kept fish in tanks that were aquascaped with bleached coral. Today we would consider that pathetic, but back then it was the way it was done. So, for many years the WMAS was on the cutting edge of new biological technology. We pioneered many things, the RDP Refugium being one example and using rock and sand found in Utah and Florida as another example.