| Couple of things....
I would personnaly stick w/ the CC since this will be a tank w/ heavy waste producers. CC is much easier to vaccum than sand is...
Also since the fu manchu's stay pretty small for a lionfish, you might want to re-think the Miniatus grouper. Its a sharp looking fish, but will get to the full size of about 18 inches pretty quick in a 500 gallon. I would hate to see you lose both the miniatus and a Fu Manchu because the Min tried to eat one and died....
Also, keep in mind that w/ the sharks, you wont be able to dose copper in the event you have an Ich outbreak. Granted on a FOWLR you probably werent going to anyway...just making sure.
Howsabout an eel? Dragon morays if you can find 'em, and then if you can afford 'em are nice. They look ferocious, but are a smaller eel. Zebra's are good for sizable eels that arent fish eaters....
Bigger angels would be sharp in a tank like that, so would some of the bigger tangs....
Just some thoughts...
Nick |