Redsea reefer 170 stocking question

Foxxkb · 06/30/2016, 09:32 AM

Hi RC,
I have a 43 gal total volume Reefer 170 cycled for about 3 months now. I have stock the tank with coral the last 2 months to monitor the water and finally added fish. I have a few stocking questions.

The coral frag list: 1 torch 1 head, 2 frogspawn each with 2 heads, 1 2 head hammer, 1 galaxea, 2 small ricordia mushrooms still on its plug, 1 small favia and one small birdnest. I only have kalk added through ATO. Question is will this be sufficient long term when they start growing or I have to plan for 2 part in the future. Will birdnest sps survive? it is placed 3 inches down from the surface under an AI Prime LED light. I don't plan on adding anymore coral. Just let this list grow into the display tank. flow is provided by the return nozzle and a tunze 6045 powerhead.

My fish list as of last week: 1 ocellaris clown, 1 yellow watchman goby for the sand bed, 1 tailspot blenny for algae nipping, 1 royal gramma for the rock work, and 3 yellow stripped cardinal to swim in open water. Question is do I have too much bioload for one more firefish? will he fight with the royal gramma in the rock work/cave? The display tank is 35 gallon with about 37 pound of live rock stack high to the water surface. I do have BRS mesh to prevent jumpers.

filtration includes: 1 Quantum nyos 120 running 16 hours a day, 1 4in block Marine pure, red macro algae in the sump, 1 brs gfo/carbon reactor pumped into a 5 gallon remote deep sand bed bucket.

06/30/2016, 09:32 AM	#1
Foxxkb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 2	Redsea reefer 170 stocking question Hi RC, I have a 43 gal total volume Reefer 170 cycled for about 3 months now. I have stock the tank with coral the last 2 months to monitor the water and finally added fish. I have a few stocking questions. The coral frag list: 1 torch 1 head, 2 frogspawn each with 2 heads, 1 2 head hammer, 1 galaxea, 2 small ricordia mushrooms still on its plug, 1 small favia and one small birdnest. I only have kalk added through ATO. Question is will this be sufficient long term when they start growing or I have to plan for 2 part in the future. Will birdnest sps survive? it is placed 3 inches down from the surface under an AI Prime LED light. I don't plan on adding anymore coral. Just let this list grow into the display tank. flow is provided by the return nozzle and a tunze 6045 powerhead. My fish list as of last week: 1 ocellaris clown, 1 yellow watchman goby for the sand bed, 1 tailspot blenny for algae nipping, 1 royal gramma for the rock work, and 3 yellow stripped cardinal to swim in open water. Question is do I have too much bioload for one more firefish? will he fight with the royal gramma in the rock work/cave? The display tank is 35 gallon with about 37 pound of live rock stack high to the water surface. I do have BRS mesh to prevent jumpers. filtration includes: 1 Quantum nyos 120 running 16 hours a day, 1 4in block Marine pure, red macro algae in the sump, 1 brs gfo/carbon reactor pumped into a 5 gallon remote deep sand bed bucket.