Livestock Too Much ?

michael slater · 04/08/2006, 03:31 PM

HELP!!!!! Do i have too many fish ?
I have a box fish,wrasse,firefish,copperband,maroon clown,pyjama lipstick powder brown sailfin tang,7 chromis,safron goby all in my 350 litre reef tank.
I have about 35 kilo of live rock but was advised by local shop to run 2 external filters with ehfisubstrat .
What should i do to use live rock only for filteration ?

Andrew · 04/08/2006, 03:49 PM

So your tank around 90 gallon. Yea, thats alot of fish for that size of tank. What kind of wrasse do you have?

c_stowers · 04/08/2006, 04:19 PM

That is alot of fish for a 90 gallon, but probably not an impossible bioload if you have a large skimmer and do regular water changes. I would also consider adding more live rock. I have well over 100 lbs of live rock in my 90 gallon.

rocklymber · 04/08/2006, 05:39 PM

Depending on what sort of boxfish it is, they can get HUGE. I really wanted one of those cute teeny ones that are yellow with black spots, but I found out they can get up to a foot and a half long, and when they are mature they are UGLY! I mean, really really hideous!
-Penny

michael slater · 04/09/2006, 04:24 AM

I have a afican clown wrasse and a hover boxfish .

Alaskan Reefer · 04/10/2006, 01:31 AM

That's a heck of a lot of bioload for a 90...

04/08/2006, 03:31 PM	#1
michael slater Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: derbyshire ,england Posts: 17	Livestock Too Much ? HELP!!!!! Do i have too many fish ? I have a box fish,wrasse,firefish,copperband,maroon clown,pyjama lipstick powder brown sailfin tang,7 chromis,safron goby all in my 350 litre reef tank. I have about 35 kilo of live rock but was advised by local shop to run 2 external filters with ehfisubstrat . What should i do to use live rock only for filteration ? __________________ snape Current Tank Info: Trigon 350 ,Arcadia 250w halide,Deltec mce 600,25 watt uv,Eheim 2229,40 kilo live rock, Corals,Shrimps,Crabs,Snails and various fish

04/09/2006, 04:24 AM	#5
michael slater Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: derbyshire ,england Posts: 17	I have a afican clown wrasse and a hover boxfish . __________________ snape Current Tank Info: Trigon 350 ,Arcadia 250w halide,Deltec mce 600,25 watt uv,Eheim 2229,40 kilo live rock, Corals,Shrimps,Crabs,Snails and various fish

04/10/2006, 01:31 AM	#6
Alaskan Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Eagle River, Alaska Posts: 2,360	That's a heck of a lot of bioload for a 90... __________________ Unattended children will be given double shot espresso and a free puppy. Current Tank Info: 125g FOWLR -- Conversion Back To SPS In Progress

04/08/2006, 03:49 PM	#2
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	So your tank around 90 gallon. Yea, thats alot of fish for that size of tank. What kind of wrasse do you have?

04/08/2006, 04:19 PM	#3
c_stowers Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,250	That is alot of fish for a 90 gallon, but probably not an impossible bioload if you have a large skimmer and do regular water changes. I would also consider adding more live rock. I have well over 100 lbs of live rock in my 90 gallon.

04/08/2006, 05:39 PM	#4
rocklymber Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 23	Depending on what sort of boxfish it is, they can get HUGE. I really wanted one of those cute teeny ones that are yellow with black spots, but I found out they can get up to a foot and a half long, and when they are mature they are UGLY! I mean, really really hideous! -Penny