How I will feel having a tank soon that isn`t a nano

Glad to hear that you will be upgrading!

I am in the process of upgrading back to a larger tank right now! I made some very calculated decisions when starting this build that make it very unique yet special to me!

I decided to go with a 90 gallon build, but the 120 option with similar footprint is a great choice also! Love these two sizes and the 120 gives you a little more options that the 90, but for me, space was an issue!!!!

I also went with a custom built stand from Kpotter2 out of our very own club! One of the best choices for this build!!!! It was fantastic working with him and he gave me the option to make the stand exactly what I wanted for the build and was reasonable to work with!

I am going to custom mount LED lights for the tank because I will be doing a reef!!!! Every time I go FOWLR I want to go reef!!!! This adds a little more money to the build, but I will never have to worry about cooling my tank and the expense that goes along with a chiller and it is going to save me money and pay back in about a year.

Filtration is a basic sump for me that will allow me to have a refugium....

I WILL NOT BE TAKING ABOUT A SECOND MORTGAGE TO PAY FOR THIS BUILD but have been collecting what I need over about two months to make it affordable.

Also because of the club, will get a lot of frags slowly over time to make it gorgeous!

 

I've had a 29,two 75's,90 and a 125, by far the 90 was my favorite, I have a small living room and the foot print worked well for me.
I WILL have another 90 some day.
FWIW-- I ran AI's over it and the coverage was great.
Good luck & have fun!

 

I have a 125 and I only have 3 AI lights on it. Been that way for a year, no problems.

 

I run a 125 and 150 gallon tanks no problems with 3 ai's on each. For over a year. I think 4 is overkill. If you get the right optics and hang them at the correct height you can get a nice spread.