Stocking Plan for a 120 gal - Need Help

[thcmusic]

I want too much and need suggestions to narrow down the plan ...

Tank stats:

120 gallon (tall), FOWLR, 120 lbs of TBS live rock, 60 lbs of base rock, 4” DSB (3 inches of aragonite sugar size sand with 1” TBS Live Sand on top). 30 gallon sump, UV filter, Wet/dry bioballs, AquaC EV-180 skimmer, two 1200 gph power heads, stable water at 1.026 sg, 8.2 ph, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, <10 nitrates.

Current cleaner crew consists of:

Emerald Crabs
Scarlet Reef Hermits
Blue Leg Hermits
Cerith Snails
Nassarius Vibex Snails
Nerite Snails
Sand Sifting Fighting Conch
… and a few small crabs and shrimp that hitchhiked with the live rock.

Fish Plan:

(must) 1 dogfaced puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
(must) 1 yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons)
1 bluechin trigger (Xanthichthys auromarginatus) (a peaceful variety?)
1 kole tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus)
2 ocellaris clown (Amphiprion ocellaris)
1 dragon goby (Amblygobius phalaena)
1 comet grouper (Calloplesiops altivelis)
1 flame angel (Centropyge loricula)
1 convict blenny/engineer fish (Pholidichthys leucotaenia)
1 sixline wrasse (Pseudochelinus hexataenia)

I am guessing that I am overstocked (based on full grown sizes). Please advise which fish to best eliminate from the bottom portion of the list. Other things I really would like are a moon wrasse, a group of 5 green chromis. I read a couple of instances where the dogfaced puffer and yellowhead jawfish were kept together without problems since they occupy different areas of the tank. I wanted a Snowflake Eel but figured it would not be good for the jawfish ….

Also, what rule of thumb is everyone using for the stocking limit for their FOWLR?

Todd

[thcmusic]

Originally Posted by thcmusic

I want too much and need suggestions to narrow down the plan ...

Tank stats:

120 gallon (tall), FOWLR, 120 lbs of TBS live rock, 60 lbs of base rock, 4” DSB (3 inches of aragonite sugar size sand with 1” TBS Live Sand on top). 30 gallon sump, UV filter, Wet/dry bioballs, AquaC EV-180 skimmer, two 1200 gph power heads, stable water at 1.026 sg, 8.2 ph, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, <10 nitrates.

Current cleaner crew consists of:

Emerald Crabs
Scarlet Reef Hermits
Blue Leg Hermits
Cerith Snails
Nassarius Vibex Snails
Nerite Snails
Sand Sifting Fighting Conch
… and a few small crabs and shrimp that hitchhiked with the live rock.

Fish Plan:

(must) 1 dogfaced puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
(must) 1 yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons)
1 bluechin trigger (Xanthichthys auromarginatus) (a peaceful variety?)
1 kole tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus)
2 ocellaris clown (Amphiprion ocellaris)
1 dragon goby (Amblygobius phalaena)
1 comet grouper (Calloplesiops altivelis)
1 flame angel (Centropyge loricula)
1 convict blenny/engineer fish (Pholidichthys leucotaenia)
1 sixline wrasse (Pseudochelinus hexataenia)

I am guessing that I am overstocked (based on full grown sizes). Please advise which fish to best eliminate from the bottom portion of the list. Other things I really would like are a moon wrasse, a group of 5 green chromis. I read a couple of instances where the dogfaced puffer and yellowhead jawfish were kept together without problems since they occupy different areas of the tank. I wanted a Snowflake Eel but figured it would not be good for the jawfish ….

Also, what rule of thumb is everyone using for the stocking limit for their FOWLR?

Todd

Bump.