Upgrading soon! have some Q's

[jtwilson]

I am upgrading from a 55 to a 90. These are the main goals that i want to achieve
* Have clowns host an LTA
* keep almost whatever coral i want, with the exception of the extremely difficult
ones. (mainley just soft corals)
* Have a sump and refugium under the tank.
* A school of 3 blue-eyed anthias would be nice also!
So does anybody have any suggestions on what to do or purchase for my upgrade?

 

[moby]

WOW! dude that is a big question.
How about list what equipment you have now? Some of this stuff can probably be used on the new tank. This of course will save you some money. Once we know what you have currently we can put together a list of what you might need.
Moby

 

[jtwilson]

LOL sorry that is kinda a big question.
I am going to use my coralife protein skimmer, my 2 maxijet 900 and 1 maxijet 1200 all with hydro flow rotators. and i am going to save my LS from my tank and use it in the new one, i currently have enough to cover 2" of my 55.
Is that a little better? haha

 

[murph145]

what r u guna use for lighting??
softies are easier to take care of but if ur planning on keeping an anemone id shoot for a bubble tip over an LTA they are usually more forgiving and easier to keep ....
id shoot to have 4-5W per gallon of PC if thats the route ur going
as far as the anthias beaware they do fight in smaller groups andmany times the weaker ones will die off due to being picked on

 

[jtwilson]

so do LTA's not have a good success rate? I would rather get some MH for lighting even though it will be more expensive.