For my 100 gallon SPS dominated reef, I am running an algae scrubber in conjunction with a very large protein skimmer to achieve the heavy import and export method, as I feel this is what path I would like to take. I will also have a 0.6cm layer of acrylic instead of a sand bed. I am planning on my flow being ridiculous (2 jebao RW-20's + 2 Jebao RW-8's), so the piece of acrylic has no algae growing on it (one of the wave makers pointed directly at the bottom so there is no settling of detritus.
Because of how much nutrient's there WON'T be, many SPS keepers (from what I've seen and read) felt that after they added a lot more fish to their reefs, they experienced better colour and growth on their SPS, as the corals were exposed to a temporary large amount of fish poo (Apparently coral's best natural food! - A large fish bioload would eliminate all of the unnecessary coral foods, as the fish waste would serve as those products, being in temporary suspension in the water column before being removed by the algae scrubber and protein skimmer.
I would love some help as to fish choices to achieve a heavy bioload for a 100 gallon tank!
What if I purchased 3 very small tangs (3cm) of each species I was thinking of - Sailfin, regal and yellow. ( 3 of each species to limit aggression between conspecific species) Now obviously 9 tangs in a 100 gallon tank does not sound good at all. However as they are small, I believe that as they reach a larger size, I will sell them as it would be unfair to the fish to house them in a small tank (For tangs). I would of course be providing them with plenty of algae based food products!!! :celeb3:
Please tell me what you think of this idea, and respond with what the maximum amount of tangs you would recommend for this size tank! Thanks again in advance!
Because of how much nutrient's there WON'T be, many SPS keepers (from what I've seen and read) felt that after they added a lot more fish to their reefs, they experienced better colour and growth on their SPS, as the corals were exposed to a temporary large amount of fish poo (Apparently coral's best natural food! - A large fish bioload would eliminate all of the unnecessary coral foods, as the fish waste would serve as those products, being in temporary suspension in the water column before being removed by the algae scrubber and protein skimmer.
I would love some help as to fish choices to achieve a heavy bioload for a 100 gallon tank!
What if I purchased 3 very small tangs (3cm) of each species I was thinking of - Sailfin, regal and yellow. ( 3 of each species to limit aggression between conspecific species) Now obviously 9 tangs in a 100 gallon tank does not sound good at all. However as they are small, I believe that as they reach a larger size, I will sell them as it would be unfair to the fish to house them in a small tank (For tangs). I would of course be providing them with plenty of algae based food products!!! :celeb3:
Please tell me what you think of this idea, and respond with what the maximum amount of tangs you would recommend for this size tank! Thanks again in advance!
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