How many fish do you have?

[VanDalsenReef]

22 in a 90 gallon. Tangs, triggers, chromis, wrasses, mixed reef

 

[Jekyl]

8 fish in a 90g. Everyone puts way too much emphasis on bioload rather than personal space for each fish. More fish = more rocks/caves.

 

[SlugSnorter]

I have a 125g with 13 fish i know that size matters but 13 fish and I can not get any phosphates or nitrates . They are at undetectable levels. I turn the lights off on my algea turf scubber for 3 days and made it to .03 phosphates. And my tank has stopped using alkalinity . I was dosing everyday now it just stays at 8.5 not that I'm upset about it . If I leave the light off on my ats the algea will die. It took so long to get it working now it works to good. Do I just feed more. I am at 3 cubes and 3 pinches of flake and a cube of freeze dried brine. 1 4 inch yt. 1 , 5 inch fox face 7 green chromis 1 neon goby 1 flame angle 2 ,3 inch clarkii clowns I feel like I am over stocked . 110 pounds of rock . Any suggestions!!!

0, brook... 100 ******* dollars for a clown with brook that I was told was QTed

 

[VanDalsenReef]

8 fish in a 90g. Everyone puts way too much emphasis on bioload rather than personal space for each fish. More fish = more rocks/caves.

Exactly. I have no aggression other than bickering here and there between my tangs and everyone has a place to sleep or get away too every night

 

[G Santana]

5 in a 130 gallon, looking to add 2 or 3 max

 

[blaxsun]

8 fish in a 90g. Everyone puts way too much emphasis on bioload rather than personal space for each fish. More fish = more rocks/caves.

And different type of fish require different sleeping arrangements.

 

[Screwgunner]

I know my clowns have bunk beds , chromis all sleep on the couch. Yellow tang has the master bed room the rest are night owls.

 

[Dan_P]

I have a 125g with 13 fish i know that size matters but 13 fish and I can not get any phosphates or nitrates . They are at undetectable levels. I turn the lights off on my algea turf scubber for 3 days and made it to .03 phosphates. And my tank has stopped using alkalinity . I was dosing everyday now it just stays at 8.5 not that I'm upset about it . If I leave the light off on my ats the algea will die. It took so long to get it working now it works to good. Do I just feed more. I am at 3 cubes and 3 pinches of flake and a cube of freeze dried brine. 1 4 inch yt. 1 , 5 inch fox face 7 green chromis 1 neon goby 1 flame angle 2 ,3 inch clarkii clowns I feel like I am over stocked . 110 pounds of rock . Any suggestions!!!

Remove the algae turf scrubber. Your system does not need one yet. Run the skimmer because it is unlikely to be stripping NO3 or PO4. After that dose NO3 and PO4 as needed.

 

[Screwgunner]

Will do thank you guys for your support!

 

[Screwgunner]

Well, I cut my screen down to 50 sq. Inches each = 10x 5 x2 now my phosphates are at a steady .1 nitrates 8 to10 coral growing good alkalinity at 7.4 everything is growing so fast . Think I will leave it hear for awhile. Birdsnest has grown 1/4 inch branches all over it. In just 1.5 months.

 

[ZoWhat]

In the tank...or buried in the yard?

 

[DavidinGA]

Only like 10 in my 90g, but 3 of those are tangs (Hippo, Naso and powder blue).

 

[jp415]

I got about 16 in my 120 gallon and I say I would over feed my tank. My nitrates and phosphate are on the high end but I have 25+ anemones and corals.

Even thinking about adding two pyramid butterflies soon.

They all react fine with the nitrates and phosphates high. Only issue is that I wish I had coralline algae growth but my parameters won't allow it.

 

[Screwgunner]

In the tank...or buried in the yard?

You funny. Buried in the ground of course.LOL

 

[ninjamyst]

20+ in my 200 gallon and will continue to add more. If you want phosphate, feed pellets. I feed 3-4x with frozen and pellets and still struggle with low nutrient. I also feed reef roids. Just keep feeding

 

[Screwgunner]

I got about 16 in my 120 gallon and I say I would over feed my tank. My nitrates and phosphate are on the high end but I have 25+ anemones and corals.

Even thinking about adding two pyramid butterflies soon.

They all react fine with the nitrates and phosphates high. Only issue is that I wish I had coralline algae growth but my parameters won't allow it.

Get a algea scubber or algea reactor . You will have coraline in no time at all!

 

[jp415]

Get a algea scubber or algea reactor . You will have coraline in no time at all!

Even with high nitrates and phosphate?

I'm running a refugium with chaeto but ill look into this cause I really want to grow coralline and maybe put SPS in the future.

 

[Screwgunner]

How many fish do I have ? I can not tell at this time . My blue green chromis have had eggs hatch. Take a look at a few in my sump.

 

[Tiki_Reef]

Between 120g, 60g, 20g and a 15g mangrove tank I am currently working on 36 fish total.

 

[caddnima_reef]

I have 4 in a 75. Yellow tang, flame angel and a pair of clown. Also have zero nutrients, about to start dosing NO3 and po4