Equipment for 50g Lowboy Frag Tank

[reaper93]

Hi guys! I'm looking into setting up a Zoomed 48x24x10 frag tank and am exploring equipment options. Atleast to start, this will be a HOB Filter tank and was thinking either the Seachem Tidal or Aquaclear one. Do you think I would need two HOB's or would one suffice?

Here are other things I am considering -
-HOB Protein Skimmer - Is this necessary?
-Flow (Was thinking one gyre or possibly MP40s)
-Lighting - This I am most unsure about. Seems like there is alot of variance on here about lighting one. I would mainly be looking into keeping zoas, shrooms, other softies but I would also like to do some LPS/SPS such as Acans, Birdnest, Sylo, etc
-ATO - Definitely something I'll be getting for the tank and would love any recommendations.

Thanks in advance for any time taken to answer the questions and considerations for this frag tank!

 

[blaxsun]

For a frag tank a single HOB will be fine. You probably don't need the skimmer unless there are going to be a number of caretaker fish - and even then it may not be needed.

 

[reaper93]

For a frag tank a single HOB will be fine. You probably don't need the skimmer unless there are going to be a number of caretaker fish - and even then it may not be needed.

I was thinking a Foxface, Sixline, and a bunch of snails

 

[ReefEco]

If you will be feeding the corals at all, you may well benefit from a skimmer...

 

[reaper93]

If you will be feeding the corals at all, you may well benefit from a skimmer...

Maybe something to add on after I get the basic equipment and tank going.

 

[reaper93]

Seeing lots of good reviews for the ReefBreeders Photons, thinking on that for a light

Also a Maxspect Gyre for flow