Another: Help me stock my tank thread. Large (ish) tank.

[Allentown]

Ok. So this tank is going to be more like a FOWLR than a true reef due to my work demands.

It will get a weekly 15g water change and probably a much larger water change (up to 40% once every couple months)

It will have kalk in the at through a kalk reactor, but no additional dosing. It will have to be able to run on the Kalk and water changes.

The skimmer will be set up with a swabby and Davey Jones to not require maintenance but every 2 weeks and filter socks will only be intermittent. The MR1 will have a heavy load of carbon and will be changed every 2 weeks. The smr1 will have the standard GFO amount and be changed once a month.

You can see my lights, flow, skimmer in sig and aqyascaping ...I'll posting a pic.

Inverts wil be turbo snails only.

Tank already has:

8 blue green chromosome
5 Tank raised clowns.
One - 2 year old female lyre tail anthia
One - Kole tang
One - Blue-Hippo tang.

I have a yellow tang in my 90g that may or may not come over.


Fish I an interested in:

Naso tang
Powder Blue Tang
Fox face
Blue Throat Trigger
What have I overlooked?

Possible extra anthias to school with my lyretail.

I need suggestions. What from that list will work?
What smaller fish? (Gobys, wrasse, blennys) Should I consider? Obviously I like both large fish and tiny schools.

Feeding will be via 1 or 2 frozen cubes of frozen mysis and or sprullia infused byrine by my wife each day supplemented by a couple turns or so of what ever an apex auto feeder can deliver through out the day.

I also need suggestions regarding what corals to run with.

I'm thinking candidates are Frogspawns, torch, Zoas, acans, candy cane, toadstool leather, duncan....you tell me.

 

[Allentown]

Rock work. There are some caves in the back on far left that you can't see I left swimming room on both ends but the rock is against glass on the right rear...figured small fish my appreciate the hiding places.

 

[mr9iron]

How about a Foxface Lo, or a Regal Angel? Also, with that scape why don't you throw in a bunch of softies? That would make a beautiful reef tank.

 

[Allentown]

How about a Foxface Lo, or a Regal Angel? Also, with that scape why don't you throw in a bunch of softies? That would make a beautiful reef tank.

Yeap. The fox face is on my list of interest. I am just worried about over stocking as I already have the kole and hippo...and really would like to get both a powder and a naso...just not sure if I can or if I cant, what I should do instead.

The Regal...I would be intimidated to try.

Defiantly will be doing some softies. I'm concerned that my tank is "too clean" for softies or even lps at present...probably will be for several months. That's actually part of my motivation for wanting to find out how heavily I can stock this thing. ...knowing it will need to be on the nutrient rich side for zoas and leathers etc.

I have a frogspawn in there now just to test the waters...pun intended.

 

[Firochromis]

Hi, what is the dimensions of the tank? I couldn't see it in your post.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Hi, what is the dimensions of the tank? I couldn't see it in your post.

NEW Build: 225g 72x27x27 it's in his signature.

 

[toothybugs]

If you aren't doing corals (or aren't planning to) why are you running kalk? Coralline?

 

[Firochromis]

NEW Build: 225g 72x27x27 it's in his signature.

Sorry, can't see signatures on Tapatalk. Impressive tank btw.

 

[Yash]

I'd be careful about adding that many tangs in a tank that size. While certainly a very big tank, IMHO, I'm not sure it could support 3-4 tangs without them getting in each others' space and resulting in fights.

 

[Allentown]

If you aren't doing corals (or aren't planning to) why are you running kalk? Coralline?

I was definitely unclear. I am stocking heavily stocking it and the focus on is the fish. But I will have lps and soft corals which will go in slowly, sporadically, more or less as an afterthought when the urge strikes. Me. I wont run very much kalk but I do plan to run some just to support coralline, and help maintain stability, ph etc. With my total water volume of 265g I wont exactly be able to keep my params at a great level with 15 gallon water changes and no dosing......and kalk in the ato is the easiest way for me to manage it.

 

[Allentown]

I'd be careful about adding that many tangs in a tank that size. While certainly a very big tank, IMHO, I'm not sure it could support 3-4 tangs without them getting in each others' space and resulting in fights.

Well that is why I am seeking advice.

My original plan was:
1 - kole tang
1 - Hippo tang
1 - Naso Tang
1 - Powder blue tang
1 - Yellow tang.

I was pretty good about avoiding similar tangs with similar colors and shapes here but, as you pointed out....I was concerned about how they might get along.

So far the kole and the hippo get along great. The hippo thinks its a chromis and tries to school with them all day.

So what would your suggestion be? It seems you are saying the tank can probably handle it, but the interaction between the individual personalities will be hit or miss??

 

[Allentown]

Bump

 

[chatyak]

3-4 tangs in that tank is fine if managed properly. Just have spaces for each to call their own at night.

I'd add in this order.

Hippo, Kole, Yellow, Powder blue (brown is more passive/easier in general. If you add brown, be sure it's the "japonicus" not "nigricans" species.)