120 gallon with Sump Reef stock list

dghby · Mar 13, 2015

Hi all, I am in the midst of upgrading my 75 gl to a 120 gl with 55gl sump (probably 30 gl water volume in the sump) Reef setup

doing the plumbing now and then transferring the live rock and such out of the 75, current fish are in a Qt tank til the 120 is established a bit.

with that said, I will be moving a yellow tang, a Ocel. clownfish and 3 blue/green chromis into the new setup.

with that in mind I am looking for peoples thoughts on what type of mix of fish for this tank.

obviously they need to be reef safe but I am really looking for as many bigger fish as I can go with as well as an assortment of colors.
and as many fish as possible to provide for maximum activity.

up for as many ideas as I can get as I have plenty of time to plan this out.

thanks in advance for your recommendations.
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Reefing Madness · Mar 17, 2015

dghby · Mar 18, 2015

SO
I am not as concerned about smaller fish, that is a lot more open and plenty to choose from. but with a Reef setup larger fish seem to be tougher to find.

I know most Butterflyfish and larger angels don't seem to work, anyone having success with any of these??

any and all ideas are welcome.

eatbreakfast · Mar 18, 2015

Pyramid butterflies are generally considered reef safe, longnose butterflies, the larger species of anthias such as pink squares, bimacs, and fasciatus, a species of Ctenochaetus tang too.