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I think one is acrylic....one is glass? Not 100 percent sure.
You also have a couple other choices
There is the 24 G Aqua Pod
Finnex makes a nice nano.
There are a couple others too with slightly different shapes and lighting choices.
I cannot remember all of them to be honest.
Red Sea makes...
My Tech does not have center brace, my 55G FW tank has a 2bulb T5 and sits right on top of it, though it does have a splash guard, just doesn't get that hot.
Drs Foster and Smith is probably the cheapest way to get name brand aquarium sand...they charge shipping by dollar value not weight. So you can get say three bags of dry sand one live and shipping is cheap enough to make it cheap.
Re: My Oceanic Tech 120 and a request for input.
Thanks a lot!!! I love the LPS under the actinics and blue lights. Wish I could get some good pictures.
One thing I have noticed is that I have to dose a whole lot more two parts then I used to to keep the everything where it should be.
Hope to...
I would say the Mag 9.5 if you are going with a Mag pump yes.
If check out my tank thread you can see some of the growth...as I have upgraded the bulbs I have gotten better and better results FYI. New computer so have some problems with getting my files uploaded.
All the snails you get in the LFS are fine, your invert group is fine you can probably have a few more snails. I don't know about stores up north the farthest north I go is Aquatic Obsessions, OGII and Red Sand. They are all off the 287 corridor more or less.
If the fan is directly over a bulb...
I have a 120 Tech too....similar size sump and have a custom skimmer...someone has a nice cone skimmer for sale here that would be good. I have 8x54W T5 Catalina Aquarium fixture. Mag 12(would do Mag 9.5 next time). Have two K4s 2 MJ900s on wavemaker. Mixed reef.
I have a Naso and a Hippo tang...
Lights are good, you could switch the bulbs right? So the fan comes on with the blue light all day?
You could add one emerald crab, I have not had problems with them some have some not.
I guess I feed plenty so they don't go looking for food where they shouldn't.
Snails are always good and...
8x54...I have Catalina Aq. fixture and with better bulbs (think bulb upgrade over time is extremely important with T5 lighting) I have maxima clam on the bottom and it has added a ring since MACNA....and my derasa has gone from 2in to 5in in a year. My RBTA is down almost on the bottom too so...
AO just got in some nice small fish again. If you get a chance check them out too. The more you see the better. Shopping is half the fun. Plus the hope is that your fish will live for years so you want to make sure you get what you really want. The oldest fish I have is about 6 years old has...
If you don't have a book on reefkeeping now would be a great time. You can read a lot of the threads in this section it will be a good place to start. For a 55 G tank you are likely going to want to make your own water, but that comes with an issue of it's own. You will want to filter the water...
I have the Ca levels in different salts somewhere but just good water changes with better salt will keep your Ca around 400. At least until your corals start pulling a lot of Ca out.
What salt are you using? Calcium seems pretty low for what you have in there.
I had a pygmy angel that would do what yours does...never caused any damage. They just tend to pick..if you see him taking some real bites then get rid of him.