thinking of a fowlr

[ericbost23]

What is your thoughts. We really want some non reef safe fish. I was thinking 75 gallon.

 

[Maximizer]

I had a fowlr for awhile and now in the process of turning it into a reef, 50g tank. Majority of the nonreef safe fish require bigger tanks. But there are some you could put in there, like a smaller lion fish, Toby puffer, snowflake eel or dwarf angel fish. I love predator fish but for me I would need a 200g tank for a porcupine puffer and triggers.

 

[ericbost23]

I had a fowlr for awhile and now in the process of turning it into a reef, 50g tank. Majority of the nonreef safe fish require bigger tanks. But there are some you could put in there, like a smaller lion fish, Toby puffer, snowflake eel or dwarf angel fish. I love predator fish but for me I would need a 200g tank for a porcupine puffer and triggers.

Im working in reverse I started with a 56 gallon reef and now going to the predatory fish...I'm not set on 75 gallon it's 48x18 dimension

 

[Maximizer]

What fish do you like/want?

 

[ericbost23]

Of course the lion,a blue jaw trigger,harliquin tusk...blue hippo....after that who knows. I let my kids do alot of the recommendations

 

[Maximizer]

Then i would build the tank around those choices. The tank is going to have to be at least 180g.

 

[ericbost23]

I would love a tank that big but don't have the room...guess I'll need to rethink the fish

 

[Maximizer]

What's the biggest tank you could get?

 

[ericbost23]

5ft L x2ft W would be my max...

 

[Maximizer]

You could get a 120g which is 4x2x2

 

[ericbost23]

That would work

 

[ericbost23]

How often did you do water changes..i plan on a sump and protein skimmer for filtration

 

[Maximizer]

You would have to do some research to see what fish you could put in a 120g, keeping swimming requirements in mind. But you could definitely keep a lion fish, Toby puffer, dwarf angels. I'm not positive on foot print requirements for triggers but you may be able to put a bursa trigger or blue throat trigger in there. I think their gallon requirements are about 125g. Hopefully someone with some more knowledge than me chimes in to help but sounds like you need to make room for a 6' long tank

 

[ericbost23]

I know 6 foot would be awesome

 

[Maximizer]

I tried for about every other week wcs but a big skimmer will help with that. Bigger the better with these predator fish.

 

[ericbost23]

I plan on keeping my stocking light.

 

[Maximizer]

Then you should be fine. Any way you could rearrange or something to put in a 6' tank?

 

[ericbost23]

No I have a picky wife......happy wife happy reefer

 

[ericbost23]

I was in heaven when she told me she wanted more mushrooms

 

[ericbost23]

Permission to buy more corals.....ooooh yeah