blazehok68
Active Member
finally, my buddy is taking his 120gal cichlid tank down and GIVING it to me! so im quite excited to say the least. its not reef ready, so im gonna have my lfs drill it. but i dont have any experience with this type of stuff. so im asking for suggestions of how i should have it drilled. all suggestions are welcome. im not gonna set up a closed loop system, just b/c of money issues. but i would like to be able to convert to closed loop if need be in the future.
also, i was wondering about lighting. i was thinking about doing dual 400watts mh pendants with no actinics. is this enough?? should i scrap the pendants and do a whole fixture with actinics and moonlights? i want to do 400w mh regardless. i want to be able to keep ANYTHING I WANT TO!
what type of skimmer should i use? right now on my 55 i have a seaclone 100. since i changed the air valve on it, it has become a whole new skimmer, actually working the way its supposed to. on the 55 its great, but i think for a 120 it would be a little innsufficient.
now for the fish. would i be able to keep 3-4 anthias in this size tank? also what type of big fish could i put in there? its only48"x24"x24". can i get a tang? tanks not long enough is it? i want a big impressive fish. it will make me feel good about myself.
lots of help would be great.
joe
also, i was wondering about lighting. i was thinking about doing dual 400watts mh pendants with no actinics. is this enough?? should i scrap the pendants and do a whole fixture with actinics and moonlights? i want to do 400w mh regardless. i want to be able to keep ANYTHING I WANT TO!
what type of skimmer should i use? right now on my 55 i have a seaclone 100. since i changed the air valve on it, it has become a whole new skimmer, actually working the way its supposed to. on the 55 its great, but i think for a 120 it would be a little innsufficient.
now for the fish. would i be able to keep 3-4 anthias in this size tank? also what type of big fish could i put in there? its only48"x24"x24". can i get a tang? tanks not long enough is it? i want a big impressive fish. it will make me feel good about myself.
lots of help would be great.
joe