Stocking Help

[justa210]

I have a question on whether you guys think that my bioload will be to much with a addition of a blue hippo into my tank. It's a 210G Mixed Reef.

Current stock includes
-Green Mandarin
-6 Line Wrasse
-Christmas Wrasse
-Engineer Goby
-Flame Angel
-Yellow Tang
-Sailfin Tang
-Powder Brown
- (2) True Percula Clowns
- (2) Clarki Clowns

Inverts include
-Fire, cleaner, coral band shrimp
Mixed CUC of snails/hermits


The biggest fish would be the powder brown whom is maybe 1.5in long

 

[sponger0]

I would only do one set of clowns. And the Clarkii's tend to be a little more aggressive.

Id dump the idea of the 6 line.

 

[MrTuskfish]

I doubt anyone can determine the effect of any one fish on the bio-filter of a 210 gal tank. Every tank is different, but our friendly bacteria has the ability to multiply rapidly and take care of any reasonable bio-load (I think that term is really over-used) as long as the load is increased slowly and the bacteria have enough appropriate media.

I agree on the post above, more than one mated pair of clowns seldom works, even in the biggest tanks.