wich would dirty the water more?

baldomero · 10/29/2009, 09:39 AM

hey guys ive recently decided i needed a little more color in my tank and i started purchasing a few clumps of featherdusters,some mushrooms,some live rock with green polyps,some rock with orange polyps,and today i bought a few gorgorians(dont know if i spelled it right).ive decided to keep fish to a minimum ive only got one sargeant and two hawkfish,plus two i think theyre copperband shrimp.now my question is would more fish in the tank dirty the water more as opposed to less fish and more inverts like the ones i mentioned above.

TwistedEnvy · 10/29/2009, 10:03 AM

How big is your tank? Fish are bigger and thus will dispell more waste.

Ruskin · 10/29/2009, 10:05 AM

Fish would be more of a bioload then inverts, unless you were talking really small fish and really large inverts :P

lordofthereef · 10/29/2009, 10:28 AM

Increase in fish is always an increase in bioload. If you have proper filtration, though, you can overcome this and have it not be an issue.

baldomero · 10/29/2009, 10:40 AM

my tank is a 150 and i have a 20long for a sump i just got a little bored with fish and wanted to just keep a few in the tank. not saying im sick of fish that i wouldnt put in any more,its just i wanted a little change ive been doing fowlr for almost 9 years.dont wanna do reef cause i consider myself a little lazy,plus ive got a big reef down the road from me in the ocean.

lordofthereef · 10/29/2009, 10:50 AM

I think if you have been going for 9 years then you know what you are doing

I guess now I am no longer quit sure what you are asking?

baldomero · 10/29/2009, 11:30 AM

i was just asking that since ive never had inverts before(xept for snails,hermits) would i have less waste and cleaner water than if i had a few inverts and my limit of fish.

10/29/2009, 09:39 AM	#1
baldomero Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: aguada,puerto rico Posts: 902	wich would dirty the water more? hey guys ive recently decided i needed a little more color in my tank and i started purchasing a few clumps of featherdusters,some mushrooms,some live rock with green polyps,some rock with orange polyps,and today i bought a few gorgorians(dont know if i spelled it right).ive decided to keep fish to a minimum ive only got one sargeant and two hawkfish,plus two i think theyre copperband shrimp.now my question is would more fish in the tank dirty the water more as opposed to less fish and more inverts like the ones i mentioned above.

10/29/2009, 10:28 AM	#4
lordofthereef One reef to rule them all Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 5,299	Increase in fish is always an increase in bioload. If you have proper filtration, though, you can overcome this and have it not be an issue. __________________ "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself" ~ Josh Billings Visit My Home page for current build thread (click my user name and select "Visit LordoftheReef's Homepage" in the drop down menu!

10/29/2009, 10:50 AM	#6
lordofthereef One reef to rule them all Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 5,299	I think if you have been going for 9 years then you know what you are doing I guess now I am no longer quit sure what you are asking? __________________ "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself" ~ Josh Billings Visit My Home page for current build thread (click my user name and select "Visit LordoftheReef's Homepage" in the drop down menu!

10/29/2009, 10:03 AM	#2
TwistedEnvy Acan Freak Join Date: May 2009 Location: West Allis, Wisconsin Posts: 731	How big is your tank? Fish are bigger and thus will dispell more waste.

10/29/2009, 10:05 AM	#3
Ruskin Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 373	Fish would be more of a bioload then inverts, unless you were talking really small fish and really large inverts :P

10/29/2009, 10:40 AM	#5
baldomero Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: aguada,puerto rico Posts: 902	my tank is a 150 and i have a 20long for a sump i just got a little bored with fish and wanted to just keep a few in the tank. not saying im sick of fish that i wouldnt put in any more,its just i wanted a little change ive been doing fowlr for almost 9 years.dont wanna do reef cause i consider myself a little lazy,plus ive got a big reef down the road from me in the ocean.

10/29/2009, 11:30 AM	#7
baldomero Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: aguada,puerto rico Posts: 902	i was just asking that since ive never had inverts before(xept for snails,hermits) would i have less waste and cleaner water than if i had a few inverts and my limit of fish.