you could also go with two 55 or 65 watt pc or a 4tube 96watt with 50/50 bulbs and it would run cooler than a halide and if you get the single 4tube 96 watt bulb its much cheaper to replace than MH HQI but the halide do look a little better in most peoples opinion I accually use both halide and...
you may have nitrate problems in the future which could **** off an anemone because you have a canister with fliter and a mediumish protein skimmer
alooght the lighing is ok for some anemones i have a halide a pcs but my long tentacle get most of its light from the pcs at the bottom 19.25" tank...
Do you plan on upgrading you may want to go with a large skimmer if not go with a cpr back pack II(or I)($130) aqua c remora($170) (online pricing)
if so a berlin turbo(190) or turbo hang(210) or a turbofloator multi(?) these are all hang ons but if you have a sump just get a sump version or if...
you dont have to have halides my LTA is 2.5 feet from my halide a under by 2 55 watt pcs
And i once kept a condy for years in a 29 gallon with a 18watt flourecent(standard) when i was like 7 but fed it every day( i wouldn't count on this working out for many people)
for my Gold Stripe Maroon...
Are You High You Think Tang Will Not Survive In A 75 Gallon I Nevever It Was Ideal Conditions And A 100 Gallon Really Is Not That Much Bigger I Have Kept Tangs In 75 Gallons Before And Am Keeping One In A 48 Gallon Right Now As Long As There Is Swimming Space And Retreats As Well As Porper...
even if it was 15"(which it most likey woudn't get to) it could still live in a 75
48" by 18" by 20" is enough room for it to swim around and usally they wont get over 8" to 12"max and only if fed a bunch
and if you have madarins you need Amphipods, copepods, Isopods, etc our they are pretty...
what kind of butterfly some only eat plankton or SPS or what ever specific food they eat, some eat a broder range of food
The copperband would be the best choice porbally for a reef a aquarium but its not guarnteed. pepermint shrimp should also but may eat other things like xenia, molting...
the light looks pretty even if metal halide if with only 1-3 bulbs
I have a 48 gallon 48" with a 250 MH on the left and 2 55 pcs on the right and 3 20 watt halogens so the left side of the tank has light when the halide is off because it is on for a few hours less than the pcs
but the the...
they make smaller skimmers most internal air driven but like a cpr back or red sea prism are pretty compact and the cpr will handel a much bigger aquarium if you upgrade later to a 55 or something
the 40 wide and also the 20 and 33 long (only 12" wide) but if you have brighter lighting (PC, VHO, MH, etc.) you can have 20" deep plus tank abd 18" plus
my tank is 48" by 12" by 19.25" and has one 250watt(left) halide 2 55 watt pcs(right) 3 20 watt halogens
their are also R.O.'s made for aquariums from corallife and kent which you can get cheaply online and flow a alot more GPD than ones a lowes
but make sure not to get a crapy skimmer althought a smaller one may cover a 40 gallon if you ever upgrade to a big tank you wont have to buy a another...