corvica Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 So here is the deal... I have never been a huge fan of 55g (48x13x20) due to the dimensions. However my brother in law had to clean out his garage and gave one to me. Here are the system specs: TruVu acrylic tank with blue back: Drilled in the back for overflow but no overflow just pipe drawing water out, need to fix this with actual overflow. Oak Stand/Canopy: From Seahorse, needs a little fixing Sump: Needs cover for inlet area, saltwater creep has affected inside of stand and hinges on one side. Lighting: (2) x 175w MH (2) x 110 VHO Return Pump: Blueline 30 External Misc: about 70lbs of large dry formerly live rock Skimmer: Amircle old school needs to be replaced. So besides the Skimmer I also need to add some Korallias for flow and should be set. My perdictment is I am not sure what to set the tank up as. I will be eventually setting up my 120g in another room so I will have 2 tanks going. I am opening it up to any suggestions on what to set this tank up as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 you could use it for a multi level frag tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Fish only or aggressive fish only. This is what I did with a 55. There is a huge selection of aggressive fish that can fit in a 55. This way you can just use some PC lights and save some money with the bills ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I have my 55 set up as a fish only tank/ qt tank. I put all my new fish in there for a hefty qt period. SInce its fish only I can treat it if needed. I have learned the hard way about not qting fish. With the lighting you have it could be a good frag tank, FOWLR. You have tons of options. I have been toying with the option of setting mine up as a FOWLR also. I have pretty much all the fish my 180 needs so the qt may not be needed for a while. Good luck and keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 sps only tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Seahorses! Or a frag tank. Would make a real nice growout tank for frags for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 i ended up taking a 60g acrylic and making it my sump, so if you got for a bigger tank in the future it would make a good sump, or refugium tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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