40 gal bio load???

AzCondor · 12/26/2009, 03:09 PM

I have a 40 gallon breeder with an HOB reef skimmer rated for 90 gallons, 50 pounds of LR, and a little cluster of chaeto. Currently I have a few hermit crabs, a 2 inch maroon clown, and a 4 in hawk fish. I want to add 2 fish to my tank a coral beauty that is 3-4 inches and little flamefin tang. Is this too much bio load???
Thanks for reading,
Connor

unbreakable · 12/26/2009, 03:16 PM

i wouldnt add the tang. i dont know about the angel but most of them are pretty active and will spend the day nipping at the live rock. maybe you can add the small cherub angelfish

id also look into some gobies or small blennies

AzCondor · 12/26/2009, 03:21 PM

A cherub would be cool but I really like the coral beauty. The guy at my fish store is going to throw in some mushrooms for free so I can get started on corals. Would either of these fish be a problem with corals from anyones personal experience with the fish?

unbreakable · 12/26/2009, 03:25 PM

all angels will nip on corals. i think most of them tend to nip on meaty corals like brain corals and SPS polyps along with clams. you might be fine for a while without it nipping, but eventually theyll like the taste of corals. im not sure if mushrooms are on the list though

AzCondor · 12/26/2009, 03:28 PM

so your saying it would be a countdown until I would have to get rid of the coral beauty?

rgonzalez · 12/26/2009, 03:30 PM

The Maroon is going to get to big for that tank. See if you can trade it in for a perc. The angel will nip at your corals - more than likely. Some have success with the angels not nipping at the corals. Your call.

AzCondor · 12/26/2009, 03:34 PM

The only corals I see myself doing in the near future are xenia s and mushrooms will they still nip at those?

Kevin McRae · 12/26/2009, 04:15 PM

When I had a coral beauty in my 40 gallon he never picked at my corals. I really wish I had never sold him. I'd recommend one; I think I am going to pick up a flame angel eventually though.

pimpman75 · 12/26/2009, 04:19 PM

coral beautys are a bad option because they not only have the possibility to pick at polyps but they also are MEAN!!

AzCondor · 12/26/2009, 04:46 PM

what about the flamefin tang? He is not as pretty but I hear they aren't a bad pick?

Reef_Dart21 · 12/26/2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by rgonzalez

The Maroon is going to get to big for that tank. See if you can trade it in for a perc. The angel will nip at your corals - more than likely. Some have success with the angels not nipping at the corals. Your call.

A Maroon wont need a bigger tank as long as its 30 gallons or over and most aquarium raised marroons dont get to their potential size.

I have a yellow pygmy angel and it nips as xenia occassionally (which it doesnt bother me since its basically a weed) but leave sps, lps and other softies alone.
I had a coral beauty but it bit my sps but all angels are different.

unbreakable · 12/26/2009, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by AzCondor

what about the flamefin tang? He is not as pretty but I hear they aren't a bad pick?

any tang for that size aquarium is not suitable

AzCondor · 12/26/2009, 05:01 PM

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any tang for that size aquarium is not suitable

Well he is a really really small tang, but he will just get to big too fast? or is it swimming space?

garzaci · 12/26/2009, 05:23 PM

Back to the original bio load question. The bioload shouldn't be to much, just wait a couple weeks between additions to allow the bacteria to colonize.

12/26/2009, 03:09 PM	#1
AzCondor Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 72	40 gal bio load??? I have a 40 gallon breeder with an HOB reef skimmer rated for 90 gallons, 50 pounds of LR, and a little cluster of chaeto. Currently I have a few hermit crabs, a 2 inch maroon clown, and a 4 in hawk fish. I want to add 2 fish to my tank a coral beauty that is 3-4 inches and little flamefin tang. Is this too much bio load??? Thanks for reading, Connor __________________ Vegetarian-A bad hunter. Someone who survives by consuming not food, but the stuff that food eats. The vegetarian was forced to subsist on slower prey, such as the broccoli and carrot.

12/26/2009, 03:16 PM	#2
unbreakable D: Join Date: May 2007 Location: ? Posts: 2,868	i wouldnt add the tang. i dont know about the angel but most of them are pretty active and will spend the day nipping at the live rock. maybe you can add the small cherub angelfish id also look into some gobies or small blennies __________________ INTERNET= Serious Business!

12/26/2009, 03:21 PM	#3
AzCondor Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 72	A cherub would be cool but I really like the coral beauty. The guy at my fish store is going to throw in some mushrooms for free so I can get started on corals. Would either of these fish be a problem with corals from anyones personal experience with the fish? __________________ Vegetarian-A bad hunter. Someone who survives by consuming not food, but the stuff that food eats. The vegetarian was forced to subsist on slower prey, such as the broccoli and carrot.

12/26/2009, 03:25 PM	#4
unbreakable D: Join Date: May 2007 Location: ? Posts: 2,868	all angels will nip on corals. i think most of them tend to nip on meaty corals like brain corals and SPS polyps along with clams. you might be fine for a while without it nipping, but eventually theyll like the taste of corals. im not sure if mushrooms are on the list though __________________ INTERNET= Serious Business!

12/26/2009, 03:28 PM	#5
AzCondor Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 72	so your saying it would be a countdown until I would have to get rid of the coral beauty? __________________ Vegetarian-A bad hunter. Someone who survives by consuming not food, but the stuff that food eats. The vegetarian was forced to subsist on slower prey, such as the broccoli and carrot.

12/26/2009, 03:30 PM	#6
rgonzalez Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Scottsdale Posts: 892	The Maroon is going to get to big for that tank. See if you can trade it in for a perc. The angel will nip at your corals - more than likely. Some have success with the angels not nipping at the corals. Your call.

12/26/2009, 03:34 PM	#7
AzCondor Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 72	The only corals I see myself doing in the near future are xenia s and mushrooms will they still nip at those? __________________ Vegetarian-A bad hunter. Someone who survives by consuming not food, but the stuff that food eats. The vegetarian was forced to subsist on slower prey, such as the broccoli and carrot.

12/26/2009, 04:15 PM	#8
Kevin McRae Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 37	When I had a coral beauty in my 40 gallon he never picked at my corals. I really wish I had never sold him. I'd recommend one; I think I am going to pick up a flame angel eventually though.

12/26/2009, 04:19 PM	#9
pimpman75 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pembroke Pines, FL Posts: 52	coral beautys are a bad option because they not only have the possibility to pick at polyps but they also are MEAN!! __________________ THE REEF CHEIF.. Current Tank Info: 120 perfecto REEF TANK

12/26/2009, 04:46 PM	#10
AzCondor Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 72	what about the flamefin tang? He is not as pretty but I hear they aren't a bad pick? __________________ Vegetarian-A bad hunter. Someone who survives by consuming not food, but the stuff that food eats. The vegetarian was forced to subsist on slower prey, such as the broccoli and carrot.

12/26/2009, 05:23 PM	#14
garzaci Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Richlands, NC Posts: 241	Back to the original bio load question. The bioload shouldn't be to much, just wait a couple weeks between additions to allow the bacteria to colonize. __________________ Carlos No tank at all. Sold everything when I got stationed in Okinawa. Planning for when I return though. Current Tank Info: 20 gal reef tank