Good points you guys! and thanks for all the input! Only thing I guess that'd be hard to do is give up the 29.. I've kinda come to like it
so I'm not sure what to do here, new, 2nd tank, or replace 29... obviously the latter would be more cost effective, but i also need to determine where to put the tank if i were to get it. It will fit in my room where the 29 is at, just barely though. I'll have to use some of my time here at work with cad to figure out how else i can place things in my room... Time well spent ey?
I think the light in the picture may be the same model i have, or maybe a 36", either way it needs to be replaced. What would electricity costs be for a system this size with entry level HQI? I just want to get an idea of how much my dad will kick me in the butt for doing this if I do; not to mention i have to determine if the house can support the weight of a 55 in my room, ( on the 2nd floor ) I know this is kind of a long babble, i'm just thinking out loud here: couple last things. Does a system this size
need a sump? can I get by the same way I do with my 29? seems to work well..
Lastly, these are the options running through my head.
1. Buy the tank, prepare, and switch everything over to the 55, and part out and sell the 29, or save for parts/future sump, so on and so on.
2. Buy the tank, sell what won't be used, light fixture, possibly skimmer, and keep everything else in the basement for a day down the road.
3. set up the 55 as a second tank, maybe in the basement. I don't know that I like the idea of having the tank in the basement, but knowing my dad, it ain't going anywhere else in the house.
i think regardless i'll be following option 2... but i still need your opinions