Hi, I am planning on beginning a 55 gallon reef tank very shortly. I plan on mainly cultivating corals such as LPS, SPS, Zoanthids, and other softies. I have always wanted a school of chromis in my tank and my "plan" is to set up the 55 gallon with an overflow to a sump that has mechanical filtration with filter floss, carbon, phosphate remover, and a good size skimmer. That will be followed with a reverse light cycle refugium, lastly the pump will return water to my tank. With this filtration setup can I house 5 blue reef chromis, 2 pink skunk clownfish (paired), a yasha haze goby, and a sand sifting goby? I am hoping with regular water changes and a good skimmer I will be able to overcome the nitrates produced by these fish, plus the sand sifting goby is meant for reef cleaning purposes not because he looks pretty.
55 Gallon Reef Fish Guide
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h20 freak1
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Seems fine. Keep in mind blue reef chromis(the ones from the caribbean,not the lighter greenish blue ones from the pacific) are almost 20$ a piece, putting a school of 5 at 100$
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Price is not an issue. For too long I have put what I could afford immediately in my tank instead of saving and making a fish tank I would really love. It may be expensive for a school of blue reef chromis, compared to blue green chomis, but if I do it over time it will not seem so expensive and it will look better. Besides I still have to get the tank setup which should run around $800 dollars, on the cheap side, to $1100 on the average side. T5 lighting system wont be cheap.
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Price is not an issue. For too long I have put what I could afford immediately in my tank instead of saving and making a fish tank I would really love. It may be expensive for a school of blue reef chromis, compared to blue green chomis, but if I do it over time it will not seem so expensive and it will look better. Besides I still have to get the tank setup which should run around $800 dollars, on the cheap side, to $1100 on the average side. T5 lighting system wont be cheap.
h20 freak1
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Oh ok, I was just saying so that you didn't go your lfs store after planning for so long to get your blue reef chromis and find out that a school of 5 is 5 times the price of the green ones...Because I did that...
h20 freak1
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It would be best to get all 5 at the same time
