Tang Tank!

[PJtree23]

Hi,

In the planning stages of a 280 gallon tank. For stocking I was thinking 10 Zebrasoma desjardini, One giant Ritteri Mag on a pillar in the center and a few clown fish in it to host.

I already began planning for how I am going to provide a minimum of three
6" x 6" sheets of nori per tang each weak.

What do you guys think???

:love1:

PJ

 

[Toddrtrex]

Add a zero to the amount of gallons for your tank, and it MIGHT work.

 

[crvz]

what are the tank dimensions? It seems rather aggressive, especially considering those fish can get over 12" in size (both length height).

 

[PJtree23]

Dimensions:

5' x 3' x 2.5' (length x width x height)

 

[Toddrtrex]

IMO, it isn't long enough for one of those tangs, let alone 12.

 

[PJtree23]

IMO, it isn't long enough for one of those tangs, let alone 12.

So I need a 2,800 gallon tank and if 3' is enough width and 2.5' is enough depth then the tank needs to be 50' long :eek1:

 

[Toddrtrex]

If you want 12 of those tangs, yes I would think you would need a huge tank, maybe not 2800, but alot bigger then what you have.

Where did I say 50 feet long? But for a fish that gets over a foot long and a foot high, a 3 by 2.5 foot tank is not going to be nearly big enough -- IMO.

 

[PJtree23]

maybe more like 6 then?

 

[Toddrtrex]

No. Like I stated above, that tank isn't long enough for even one.

It is recommended that the tank be 240 AND 8 feet long for just one of those fish.

 

[snorvich]

maybe more like 6 then?

Well it would look terrible and make the tank look really small. Not to mention that they are unlikely to get along.

 

[Eric the half-bee]

PJ, I had 2 desjardinis in my 400(7'x3'x30") along with 8 other tangs for 2 years. Lost the desjardinis last month due to stupid mistake on my part. Up til then , they behaved well in my tank. I cannot imagine 10 of them(all same species) in a 400, let alone a 280. Not to say it couldn't be done because I bet somebody has tried it but I'd be very skeptical. Do a little more reading here and elsewhere on tangs to avoid lost money and pain.

 

[albano]

IMO, it isn't long enough for one of those tangs, let alone 12.

+1, should be at least 8', and as stated...will they get along with each other

I already began planning for how I am going to provide a minimum of three
6" x 6" sheets of nori per tang each weak.

Please tell us...HOW, in the world, are you going to provide all that Nori!:eek1:

 

[MrTuskfish]

No mention of the clownfish yet. The chances of more than one mated pair of clowns, any species, co-existing in your tank are quite small. Juvi clowns do fine together; when they pair off, they are the most territorial fish that swims. 280 gallons isn't too much territory for one pair to claim.

 

[PJtree23]

+1, should be at least 8', and as stated...will they get along with each other



Please tell us...HOW, in the world, are you going to provide all that Nori!:eek1:

Haha good question.

I hope to make something similar to:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2035404

Maybe a few of them around the tank with yards of nori.

I may have to reconsider my tank dimensions...

 

[MrTuskfish]

Before nori was around, I raised a lot of tangs on softened greens. Turnip greens are a favorite. I still use them. Rinse & dry, freeze separately on a cookie sheet, freeze in a zip-loc, feed. Tougher than nori and very nutritious. I still feed nori, but other fish get most of it. I've raised several Tangs & large angels from juvi to adult, and kept them for years, with turnip greens as their main source of veggies. This post sure isn't designed to discourage nori, i think its a great product.

 

[MrTuskfish]

Haha good question.

I hope to make something similar to:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2035404

Maybe a few of them around the tank with yards of nori.

I may have to reconsider my tank dimensions...

Why not just use those new toilet paper dispensers with the electric eye that you see in "upscale" public bathrooms (like Taco-Bell).

 

[PJtree23]

Why not just use those new toilet paper dispensers with the electric eye that you see in "upscale" public bathrooms (like Taco-Bell).

Because the nori would float on the surface of the water and be less attractive than a small sheet beneath.

But maybe that technology should be incorporated in the design somehow.

 

[MrTuskfish]

Because the nori would float on the surface of the water and be less attractive than a small sheet beneath.

But maybe that technology should be incorporated in the design somehow.

Boring day where you are today too, huh?

 

[natebedwell06]

im with everyone else, 2 sailfins would be really pushing it in a tank that size, 10 tangs would be terrible in a tank even that big, probably more along the lines of 4-6 tangs depending on species and size in which they will acquire long term