need help with upgrading my 55 to a 120

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ok so my 55 gal saltwater tank is getting over populated fish are getting to big panther grouper,lion,snowflake eal,lyretail wrasse.looking to upgrade to 120 deep blue reef ready tank.curently running wet dry filter with 500 mag pump dont know brand but measures 30x9x15 would guess 20 gallon. will this work? .what size pump should i run on the 120 was thinking a 750 or 900 mag.also i would need a protein skimmer to many out there need help.have pix of filter will be taking out bio balls and adding more LR in sump.should i replace live sand or reuse and add more?also have 8watt uv should i use it also if i
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Buy some live rock and throw the wet/dry out the door...lol...Id definitely keep the sand as long as you can keep it from spoiling....Look at other sumps/pumps that are recommended for the tank your upgrading to and see if yours is close to being an equivalent.
 
ok need help just purchased perfecto 120 gal single over flow tank.should i go with eshopps 200 refugium or aqueon pro model 3 or something else?also do i need to cycle new tank? will be using water and sand from my 55 sw and adding about 50 to 75 lbs of live rock
 

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