135 gal 6ft long tank build

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I have a 135 gallon 6ft long 18 inches deep and 25 inches tall. I got it set up in January of 2020 and cycled and running by February. It is my second tank jumping up from a 10 gal. I have 120lbs of sand, about 140 of rock and am loving it so far. I just fixed a cyano problem with chemiclean. 15 gal water changes once a week.

gear
3 ai prime 16( have a 4th I’m gonna add)
1 icecap 4K gyre
1 hydor 1350gph power head
1 600w Ehiem heater With inkbird controller
1 filter sock and some rock and media in sump, no skimmer yet no nothing just a bare sump.

fish/invert list
2 clowns
1 starry Blenny
1 Banggcardinal
1 melanurus wrasse
1 yellow tang
1 diamond spot goby
1 reef chromis (started with 6)
1 royal gramma
1 six line that I lost
1 cleaner shrimp
1 harlequin shrimp
2 peppermint shrimp
Handful of snails, hermit crabs and a couple emerald crabs

I feed my fish seaweed, frozen mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, mega mix, and pellet food. I feed only once a day not too much food.

corals
I have just a handful of zoa frags and a gsp

last time I tested my water with Hanna checkers I got
Am 0
Ni 0
Na 10
Sal 1.024
Temp 80.2
Pho 0.17
Cal 429
Dkh 8.4
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Thanks everyone, I am wanting to get a blue hippo tang. I know they need a 6ft tank but I feel that my depth of 18” isn’t quite enough. Any thoughts? and how do I know I am ready to keep a hippo tang
 

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You had me at "6 ft"!

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