Stocking help

[Camcrick18]

Hi guys,

I am going to use a EA reef Pro 1500 which dimensions are 1500mm (l) x 600mm (w) x 600mm and will hold about 540 litres.

I am aiming to use a reef Octupus skimmer 200s, do the full Triton method due to not having loads of space to store RO. Using 2 mp40s, 3 radion XR30s and a vectra return.

Aiming for a mixed reef but will start with some euphila and other easy corals.

1 Coral Beauty
1 Purple Tang
1 Yellow Tang
2 banggaii Cardinals
1 Watchmen or other gobi
1 melanirous wrasse
1 blenny ( haven't decided)
1 Yellow Coris Wrasse or substitute
1 Fairy Wrasse
1 clown Gobi
1 Cleaner Wrasse
2 packs of 4 anthias being 1m to 3f
1 Green Mandarin
2 Clownfish

If this is too many then let me know what is best to remove. I was aiming for a lightly stocked tank but after speaking to loads of people they suggested this amount which I do not know whether it is light or perfect.

Thanks for anyone that replies

 

[southerntnreefer]

id watch the yellow and purple together personally. Same family, both general D!ck head, may not play well.

 

[Camcrick18]

id watch the yellow and purple together personally. Same family, both general D!ck head, may not play well.

Okay thank you. Anything else I need to watch. If the purple and yellow Tang are going to cause problems, any other suitable tangs

And is all the other stocking correct for the tank

 

[southerntnreefer]

I'd suggest one or the other, depending on territory there are a ton of cool tangs that are good. Any others that catch your eye?

 

[Camcrick18]

Only really like the look of the kole but know it gets too big for it. Any idea of any others I can research

 

[southerntnreefer]

Kolesnstay smaller than yellows or purples. If it's a smaller setup a kole minimum tank size is 75 gallon

 

[Camcrick18]

Kolesnstay smaller than yellows or purples. If it's a smaller setup a kole minimum tank size is 75 gallon

The tank is around 140 gallons

 

[southerntnreefer]

That opens lots of doors. You could do a kole and a yellow or purple, then there's always powder brown or powder blue, but definitely not a beginner fish. If your going to upgrade, can always look at orange shoulder or even Pacific or Atlantic blues.

 

[Camcrick18]

Planning at sticking with the 140g. But do not have this tank yet just future planning to make sure I do it right. I think a kole will be perfect

 

[southerntnreefer]

Koles are beautiful fish. I've had 2 in the past. May try another once my 220 is up