New 55g Tank

[Vinnie71975]

Ok guys and gals, im setting up a 55g tank(no comments on the narrowness please i got it for 35 bucks i couldn't say no!) Now i need to save money, i have a 20g fowlr up and running right now, and one of my fish i found out needs a bigger tank so hence the 55g. Im going to go with Lace Rock(.88 per lb! compared to 5.00 per lb for live rock) my main question is stocking (im planning on at least 150lbs of live rock and about 60lbs of sand) the fish that will be going in are as follows so far. 1 yellow tailed Blue Damsel, 1 Pygmy Angel fish, and 1 Perc Clown. First question How many more fish do you think i could have with the set up listed? Second what fish do you recommend to go with the fish listed?oh ya and my Damsel is a sweety doesn't pick on anyone!

 

[sump_reactor]

Yes

 

[Vinnie71975]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11475907#post11475907 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sump_reactor
Yes

Yes what?

 

[pledosophy]

Yes that dude is a troll and the mods have found him and already banned him. Quite cool.

Lace rock will take some time to buld the bacteria to help with filtration. That much liverock is not going to leave much wimming room. Remember dry rock weighs much less the liverock.

I'd stick with the fish you have now and see how it goes over a couple of months. if all is well add another fish. Take it slow.

Personally I wouldn't add more then one or two more fish at most. I'd look at a sand sifter like an diamond goby. There are some cool wrasse's (i'd go for medium sized) that could do well too.

All the fish you have will grow. Damsels do get more aggresive as they get larger.

HTH

 

[Vinnie71975]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11476826#post11476826 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pledosophy
Yes that dude is a troll and the mods have found him and already banned him. Quite cool.

Lace rock will take some time to buld the bacteria to help with filtration. That much liverock is not going to leave much wimming room. Remember dry rock weighs much less the liverock.

I'd stick with the fish you have now and see how it goes over a couple of months. if all is well add another fish. Take it slow.

Personally I wouldn't add more then one or two more fish at most. I'd look at a sand sifter like an diamond goby. There are some cool wrasse's (i'd go for medium sized) that could do well too.

All the fish you have will grow. Damsels do get more aggresive as they get larger.

HTH

Thanks for the Advice, anyone else have any fish suggestions? Or Advice? i plan to add a fuge and Skimmer as money allow and Will have a ton more live rock in there as well i will prolly end up with 200lbs or more live rock total between tank and fuge(more bio filtration the better in my eyes) How long does lace rock take to cycle anyone know?