Question on a fish for new tank

[jhs]

I'm getting ready to set up a 65 tall and I will be tearing down a 29gal I had at the office. The 29 has a tomato clown that is 10yrs old and a blue hippo tang
that Iv'e had for 3yrs of which I plan on transfering to the new tank once cylcled.

I've had numerous tanks in the last 10 yrs and many different fish. Iv'e always wanted a picasso trigger. The new tank will eventually be filled w/ hard coral.

Will this fish work in this tank? I want to start off w/ a small young one.

 

[MrTuskfish]

I don't think a 65, especially the tall one, is big enough for any trigger. Your Hippo will be glad to get a little more room, but still not nearly enough. I'd give serious thought to re-homing him. The tomato clown is probably a big female and may become very nasty toward any newcomer. Tall tanks are hard to stock; most fish need swimming room and the tall tank sacrifices length for height. By "hard corals"; do you mean dead skeletal coral, or live corals? Sorry, I know I haven't given you the info you want to hear.

 

[Korrine]

^ I agree

 

[jhs]

Thanks for the info guys.......

 

[jhs]

As for corals, I plan on doing a tall pillar of LR on oneside down leading down to a flat shoal to the other side of the tank several inches outof the gravel. Plan on LPS on the lower portion and SPS down the road in the higher areas of LR.

Your thoughts are always appreciated.

Will be starting a build thread :rolleye1: soon.

 

[Korrine]

That could look really cool You could even do a little zoa garden on the flat part on it's own rock. They spread so you'd want them away from other rock so they don't creep uphill.

 

[snorvich]

I don't think a 65, especially the tall one, is big enough for any trigger. Your Hippo will be glad to get a little more room, but still not nearly enough. I'd give serious thought to re-homing him. The tomato clown is probably a big female and may become very nasty toward any newcomer. Tall tanks are hard to stock; most fish need swimming room and the tall tank sacrifices length for height. By "hard corals"; do you mean dead skeletal coral, or live corals? Sorry, I know I haven't given you the info you want to hear.

What he said (as well as Korrine who follows)

 

[snorvich]

As for corals, I plan on doing a tall pillar of LR on oneside down leading down to a flat shoal to the other side of the tank several inches outof the gravel. Plan on LPS on the lower portion and SPS down the road in the higher areas of LR.

Your thoughts are always appreciated.

Will be starting a build thread :rolleye1: soon.

I think pillars are really cool. How deep is this tank? What lighting?

 

[jhs]

Tank measurements 36"wide 24" tall 18"deep......

 

[jhs]

Sorry posted before i was done.....anyway lighting will consist of 4 T5 34w
2-250w mh...fixture 8" above the top of tank all controlled by a DA RKL lite