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It costs the same as my lousy hood, too. Is there anything good to put on top of the tank to keep the fish from jumping? Aquaclears are amazing. I had a 110 in a freshwater tank awhile back, and it was fantastic. I guess i'll skip the eheim. As for the livestock, what do you think would work? I do want a pair of clowns. And thanks for all the help.

 

I would buy the MH instead. When you get more into the hobby, you wished you would of bought the MH instead. I like MH for the shimmer and the ability to keep anything. MH only raise the temp by 1 degree, I only run my heater when the lights are off.

 

I'm drooling over it for my 55!!! Wonder how much my hubby loves me LOL:

 

Blood kip I somewhat agree.... but i digress. as for the lid use can use eggcrate cut to size that way you get the open top and air difusion.

as far as the llights go get what you can afford, metal halides are good and so are t5s just get what works for you.

PS the t5 use less energy and you can get better light combinations

 

The Oddysea T5 light? I can't believe the deal! I might consider the MH in the future, but not now. No offense to those SPS owners, but IMO LPS and a lot of softies look better. And thats really all I want in my tank.

 

Agreed on the t5s

 

Screen cover to keep fish in. Livestock really depends on what other livestock you want to keep. To start pick out a fish or coral you really like and see what is compatible.

I don't run any filtration except a protein skimmer and it keeps the water crystal clear. Not using mechanical filtration was one of the stranger changes from freshwater to saltwater. Mechanical filters work well they just have to be cleaned often to not cause issues later on.

 

Wow, thats a great article. I'll have to work on that! It seems like it'd really come in handy. Thanks for the help.

 

From what I've been reading T5 are good enough to grow sps too.

 

T5 are good for any tank that is 24" deep. MH are good for 32" tall tanks.