got another stocking fish list

[prow]

hi everyone. was hopinh on getting a little feedback. I have a 72x18x20H tank about 150lbs of live rock with ½” sandbed. 45 gal sump with 30lbs of miracle mud and red graciaria tikvanhie. A sedra 1200gph and 586gph pump for the returm. Total circulating water 140gal. currently have 5 damsels in the sump. Will run like this for 6mo. Then add crabs and snails. (Creature list below ). Run with these for additional 3mo. Approx 9mo. tank running before first group goes in tank. damsels back to the store. then add each group 1-2mo. Apart.

*the size to the right is the max size i will be buying them all small.

Group #1
1-green clown goby (gobioudon atrangulatrus)2”
1-yellow clown goby (gobioudon okiwawee) 2”
4-Dispar Anthias (Mirolabrichthys dispar) 4”
2-lineatus fairy wrasse (cirrhilabrus lineatus) 5”

Group#2
2-false percula clown (amphiprion ocellaris) 4”
1-Canary Blenny (Meiacanthus ovalaunensis) 5”

Group#4
1-regal angel (pygoplites diacanthus ) 10”
1-Flame Angel (Centropyge loriculus) 4”


CREATURES:

2-cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis))
1-electric blue hermit crab (calcinus elegans)
2-emerald matrix crab (mithrax sculptus)
5-zebra hermit crabs (calcinus laevimanus)
5-red legged mex. hermit crab (clibanarius digueti)
1-red flame serpent starfish (ophioderma rubicundum)
1-tiger serpent starfish (ophiolepsis superba)
2- Turbo Snail Mexican (Turbo fluctuosa)
5-nassarius snail (nassarius vibex)
15-turbo snails (turbo fluctuosa)

any commit will be very helpful and much appreciated. thanks

[corvettephreek]

I think the list looks good!! the 2 gobys may have a slight conflict, but not in that big of a tank. how many Gal. US is your main tank? good luck!!

[Newt]

Your list looks pretty good, except I have a couple of criticisms.

#1.) If you're planning on making this into a reef you may have problems with the Regal Angel taking out corals, along with the Flame Angel. Also even though these are two angels from different genus you may have aggression problems between them, yet again, you may not.

#2.) Why not have two different types of Fairy Wrasse, it might add some more variety. Unless of course you're trying for a mated pair. then by all means. lol

#3.) Your first intoductory group seems sort of large, you may want to split it into, Group 1: Clown Gobies, and the Fairy Wrasses and Group 2: Anthias

#4.) I see what you have for Biological filtration, but what will you be running for a skimmer? With that fish load you'll want quite a heavy duty skimmer to handle the waste production. Try to run as big of a skimmer as you can afford. ASM for example.

I like how you chose to put some variety in your tank fish-wise and inverts, and by no means do I mean to criticize, just putting out some of the things that I would look more into. I wish to you a happy and healthy reef. I like to see people putting a lot of thought into their planning. Karma to you

[prow]

Originally Posted by corvettephreek

I think the list looks good!! the 2 gobys may have a slight conflict, but not in that big of a tank. how many Gal. US is your main tank? good luck!!

good question everywhere i look it goes from 110 to 130 and everywhere inbetween. i think it is about 120ish.

[prow]

Your list looks pretty good, except I have a couple of criticisms.

#1.) If you're planning on making this into a reef you may have problems with the Regal Angel taking out corals, along with the Flame Angel. Also even though these are two angels from different genus you may have aggression problems between them, yet again, you may not.

1-yeah the regal is my baby. if they are going to nip at a coral they go for Xenia and Acropora type corals. socking around the regal . not a big fan of those corals anyway. the flame well with him i am taking a change. if they do nip it is usually only one certain coral and they kill it off. these guys are just wierd. well when i get him i will put him in the sump with a open brain before adding to see what happens.have 18watt T5 lighting in the sump. but was looking into something else with bold colors. red or blue. but not transparent.

#2.) Why not have two different types of Fairy Wrasse, it might add some more variety. Unless of course you're trying for a mated pair. then by all means. lol

2-o because the lineatus wrasse loses some of the brightness coloration if he doesnt have a female. some even revert back to becoming a female again. the females look nice too. not like other female wrasse. pricey though.


#3.) Your first intoductory group seems sort of large, you may want to split it into, Group 1: Clown Gobies, and the Fairy Wrasses and Group 2: Anthias

3-aaww i think you forgot about the 5 damsels in the sump that will be going back to the store when i start to stock the main tank.(they will be big by that time)


#4.) I see what you have for Biological filtration, but what will you be running for a skimmer? With that fish load you'll want quite a heavy duty skimmer to handle the waste production. Try to run as big of a skimmer as you can afford. ASM for example.

4- no skimmer. i am using the ecosytem method. useing a skimmer will take out the plankton, iodine and stuff this system produces. leng the creator lives near me and the stores here have had it for a long time just starting to get popular elsewhere. here is a link there are many articles here and in most of the big name coral magazines you can find more info on it. http://www.ecosystemaquarium.com/htm...april2001.html




I like how you chose to put some variety in your tank fish-wise and inverts, and by no means do I mean to criticize, just putting out some of the things that I would look more into. I wish to you a happy and healthy reef. I like to see people putting a lot of thought into their planning. Karma to you


--nono please do mean to criticize. i always welcome different perspectives. and thank you for everything you committed on. you nade me think more about the flame. i just hope i can get a good one. thinking maybe getting a kole tang instead of the flame angel.