<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7107950#post7107950 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Charlie97L
is it just me, or is your bioload kind of high, even for a 250 gallon? maybe i'm wrong... but you have a lot of fish there... i'm kind of new, and have zilch experience with HUGE tanks like this... just curious?
looks awesome, i really love the setup! i saw this thread about a month ago, and then lost it! i'm so glad i found it again!
Charlie,
You are correct. My dream list is a high bioload for this size tank. I have been fairly lucky pushing the limits of fish and coral in the past and I hope with a much better setup and working much more slowly, that I can maintain a larger community of specimens. The key is proper introduction (allowing smaller weaker fish to acclimate and locate safe territory first), large and diverse cleanup crews, aggressive waste export, frequent water changes and luck.
In my 54 corner I have the following fish:
Niger trigger 4"
Yellow Tang 4"
Maroone Clown pair 3"
Harlequin Tusk (small) 3"
Hippo Tangs pair 4"
Hoevens Wrasse 2"
Rockskipper Blenny 2"
Neon Goby 1"
Dottyback 1"
Flame Angel 2"
Pink spotted goby 2"
Thats 13 fish in a 54G! All of the fish except for the Dottyback have been in the tank for over 9 months. None of the fish were over 2" when I introduced them to the tank.
I have had more than a reasonable number of fish die due to incompatibility or sickness. Not to mention pushing the limit too far. But I learned that once you have a stable community of fish, even if it is large, they will acclimate and do well.
The 54G has a rediculously poor setup without a chiler, a poorly operating skimmer, a tiny sump, submersible pumps, poor water circulation, etc. I also overfeed the fish. The tank has gotten upto 85 degrees and still the fish are doing well. I am certainly not proud of this situation and I am not confessing my sins to prove how poorly one can maintain a tank and still get results. My point is that I have learned what not to do and I hope to have corrected many if not all of the faults in my new tank.
After saying all that, I still feel that I can (want) manage a higher than recommended bioload. My number one priority however is to provide these wonderful fish a new home that will give them a much better environment before adding any new specimens. I will be breaking down my other two tanks over the course of the year and introducing the fish to their new home. They certainly deserve it.
Thanks for your input and I hope that your venture into the world of Marine Aquaria is as enjoyable as mine has been.
How is your cycle going? What the prams so far? Just cerious. I can't wait to see what you tank looks like when you start quascaping, awesome job!! To bad you live so far away i would love to come check out your tank lol
-- would like to see the update 
