you are not planning to keep the bottom bare are you.... i think it would be cool and different to not have sand and just cover the floor with some nice colored zoas or gsp are some other fast growing coral, but of cores this is just my opinion.
What is the difference between these 2 products? Just higher quality carbon?
What does the elite do for your aquarium that the regular doesnt? Is it realy worth it to get the elite at twice the price of the regular stuff?
this is how i run my lights on my nano
(leds are always on)
antics (the blue light) on at 8am
daylight on at 9am
daylight off at 8pm
antics off at 9pm
hope this helps... you can modify it any way you want to fit your needs
just get an all in one setup like an aquapod or a nanocube. they come with a hood with pc lights which would be ok for soft coral and lps coral. they also come with a pump and a back chamber to put all your filtration equipment and heater in