Tips on my tank

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Hey guys I have posted a few pictures of my tank. I hope they are good enough quality, but could someone with some experience take a look and tell me

1: Does the set up look alright?
2: Do you see anything I might need to pay attention too, or a potential problem?
3: What might look good in my tank?

I would prefer not to move to much around until the inhabitants are cool from the stress of the move. The rocks are sturdy, and my basic parameters are steady.
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The tank looks good! Is this a 55? Since the lighting is stock, it looks like you won't be able to support many corals. Maybe a few softies, or if you're comfortable with caring for them, non-photosynthetic corals. If you upgrade the lighting at some point, you could support LPS corals, especially those that prefer low flow.

For now though, it might be neat to pick up an invert like a serpent star or Coral Banded Shrimp. You could pick up some more fish as well, such as Chromis, Cardimals, Firefish, Gobies, and some species of dwarf Angels. Be careful with angelfish though, as there is a high chance they will eat coral... It's risky.

If you start getting algae, a clean up crew of Nassarius and turbo snail(s) would help... If you want to know more about an animal, check out liveaquaria for reef compatibly, food, and tank size requirements.
 
Thank you for the tips, you can't see them ATM, but there is a fire shrimp, a few BL hermits, and some turbos rolling around in there. Also, have a sand sifting star that came with the tank. There are also a few nano brittle stars in my rock, hitch hikers.

My next upgrade is a 10gal sump not very big, but the stand won't fit anything larger. After the sump I want to add some good LED lighting for corals, but have not decided on what type I don't want to get some that will do good with the current setup then bar me from the ones I really want in the future.

Also, yes its a 55.
 

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