thirty6
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Its been over 10 years but i am getting ready to set up another tank. the size is up in the air still, but will be 48" long as i will be placing it in the wall of my basement. the opening was just finished so im almost ready to go. For now the plan is to purchase a 120 (48x24x24) and have it set up with fowlr, skimmer, live rock, dsb, powerheads, heaters, and such.
my biggest question still lies with filtration. If i purchase a drilled tank, i am not too sure how the sump gets set up and what would happen in a power outage. the more threads i read on this topic, the more confused i seem to be. i guess im complicating it in someway. the platform or stand will be open and no frills since it wont be visible so sump size is not an issue. OR do i go with a non drilled, hob type filter and skimmer set up?
as for a fish list i havent really come up with one yet, i guess it will vary depending on the size tank i get. i would love a naso tang, but 48" not quite long enough or so i have read many times. maybe include a school of anthias or other schooling fish, a ln hawk fish. dunno im open to some ideas. the idea of low light corals is appealing too. i have slowly been buying some things i need for the set up, and a 48" lunar combo coralife light was one of the first things i bought. an upgrade on llights is out of question for awhile. thanks for all you help and suggestions- joe
my biggest question still lies with filtration. If i purchase a drilled tank, i am not too sure how the sump gets set up and what would happen in a power outage. the more threads i read on this topic, the more confused i seem to be. i guess im complicating it in someway. the platform or stand will be open and no frills since it wont be visible so sump size is not an issue. OR do i go with a non drilled, hob type filter and skimmer set up?
as for a fish list i havent really come up with one yet, i guess it will vary depending on the size tank i get. i would love a naso tang, but 48" not quite long enough or so i have read many times. maybe include a school of anthias or other schooling fish, a ln hawk fish. dunno im open to some ideas. the idea of low light corals is appealing too. i have slowly been buying some things i need for the set up, and a 48" lunar combo coralife light was one of the first things i bought. an upgrade on llights is out of question for awhile. thanks for all you help and suggestions- joe