MMacro
New member
Ok,
Let me start of with saying that the tank in question is a 155 gallon (48"x31"x24"). I will be running a vertex alpha 170, a refugium, filter socks, carbon, GFO, and an ATS a few months after the tank has been running if needed. I am also planning on doing 20% water changes once a week. With that being said, is it still worth running biopellets? I will be running either pukani rock or real reef rock. If I do run the real reef rock which is not as porous should I buy a large block of marinepure to put in my sump?
Also, here is my rough stocking list. I just want to double check by running it past some of you guys to see if I missed some potential aggression issues.
The temp of the tank will be around 76-77 degrees. I will be feeding the tank small amounts of food 3 times a day with an automatic feeder (Mix of small to large pellet foods and decapsulated brine shrimp eggs) and once to twice a day with frozen food. The tank will have Medium-High flow and high lighting.
x2 Clownfish - I’m not exactly sure what type yet but it definitely not going to be a maroon or anything else that aggressive
x1 Green Chromis
x1 Midas Blenny
x3 Wrasse; Red head solon fairy wrasse, Lineatus fairy wrasse, Labout's Fairy Wrasse or Flame wrasse
x2 Helfrichi Firefish
x3 Dispar Anthias; 1 Male, 2 Females
x1 Borbonous anthias
x2 Mated pair of Synchiropus cf splendidus OR a mated pair of blue star leopard wrasses (After the tank has been setup for over a year)
x2 Mated pair of Gobies. Im not completely sure what kind yet as there are so many to choose from and gobies are one of my favorite fish. I don’t find it fair that they can’t coexist together very well in our tanks :mad2: haha. It will most likely be a type of watchman goby. (I will also have a 3-5” sand bed)
x1 Blue spotted jawfish or Chinstrap jawfish or Black cap jawfish (I am aware of this guys feeding requirements as well, however im not sure if he will coexist with the gobies and blenny. I will make a series of burrows out of PVC for this guy)
x1 Purple tang (I will be feeding seaweed daily for all of the herbivores in my tank)
This list is not set in stone and is open to suggestions. If anyone has any suggestions on other fish I would greatly appreciate them.
Let me start of with saying that the tank in question is a 155 gallon (48"x31"x24"). I will be running a vertex alpha 170, a refugium, filter socks, carbon, GFO, and an ATS a few months after the tank has been running if needed. I am also planning on doing 20% water changes once a week. With that being said, is it still worth running biopellets? I will be running either pukani rock or real reef rock. If I do run the real reef rock which is not as porous should I buy a large block of marinepure to put in my sump?
Also, here is my rough stocking list. I just want to double check by running it past some of you guys to see if I missed some potential aggression issues.
The temp of the tank will be around 76-77 degrees. I will be feeding the tank small amounts of food 3 times a day with an automatic feeder (Mix of small to large pellet foods and decapsulated brine shrimp eggs) and once to twice a day with frozen food. The tank will have Medium-High flow and high lighting.
x2 Clownfish - I’m not exactly sure what type yet but it definitely not going to be a maroon or anything else that aggressive
x1 Green Chromis
x1 Midas Blenny
x3 Wrasse; Red head solon fairy wrasse, Lineatus fairy wrasse, Labout's Fairy Wrasse or Flame wrasse
x2 Helfrichi Firefish
x3 Dispar Anthias; 1 Male, 2 Females
x1 Borbonous anthias
x2 Mated pair of Synchiropus cf splendidus OR a mated pair of blue star leopard wrasses (After the tank has been setup for over a year)
x2 Mated pair of Gobies. Im not completely sure what kind yet as there are so many to choose from and gobies are one of my favorite fish. I don’t find it fair that they can’t coexist together very well in our tanks :mad2: haha. It will most likely be a type of watchman goby. (I will also have a 3-5” sand bed)
x1 Blue spotted jawfish or Chinstrap jawfish or Black cap jawfish (I am aware of this guys feeding requirements as well, however im not sure if he will coexist with the gobies and blenny. I will make a series of burrows out of PVC for this guy)
x1 Purple tang (I will be feeding seaweed daily for all of the herbivores in my tank)
This list is not set in stone and is open to suggestions. If anyone has any suggestions on other fish I would greatly appreciate them.