52 Gallon Flat Back Hex Aquarium Build

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    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    What type of lighting do you think I would need for the Rock Anemones and Zoas? I'd also like to have a couple Fungias and Acans in the tank.
     
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    Would a 2 bulb T5 fixture be okay? The tank is 20 inches deep. Are there any cheap LED options?
     
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    It's finally running! I'm so happy to finally have this thing started back up ;D

    For livestock, I'm planning on moving all of my fish over from my 29 gallon to the 52 gallon tank over the course of a month or two. I'm pretty sure that I need to let it cycle again, though, as the rock that I have wasn't in water for about a week. So off the the LFS I go for a few pounds of live rock! :)

    I'm planning on running this as a FOWLR tank, except for some inverts.
     
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    Okay, so it looks like the cycle finished a few days ago. Here are the parameters:

    Ammonia: 0
    Nitrites: 0
    Nitrates: 160! :eek:

    How big of a water change do you think I will have to do?