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thanks soooooooooooooooo much!!

Originally Posted by WangoTango On my 55 I have a modded maxijet (~1200gph), a 660gph Tunze nanostream, and a 1200gph Tunze nanostream so that's about 56X turnover not including my return. My tank is also SPS dominated so they tolerate a bit more flow than LPS do. thanks, i have a few...

I am trying to figure out if I have too much flow in my 55 gallon... In it I have a 3 inch sand bed about 100 pounds of live rock, a korlia 4( on left side top pointed to the other side), a korlia 2 (in middle top pointed at front glass) and new addition korlia 6 (left side top pointed to...

Originally Posted by txfishman Looks good! I am from houston too.If you need anything just let me know. Are you on the south side or north side? im on the west side. and thanks a whole lot, same goes here. I get supplies i.e. pumps and stuff for really good deals alot of times almost nothin so...

Originally Posted by stdreb27 what is your favorite lfs? I didnt know if I could say it on here but I really like aquarium world on 290 and hollister. they are quite expensive but they have an excellent selection and great advice

Originally Posted by kjr_trig Is Caribbean in or out then....I would stock it with appropriate Stingray tankmates that you like. Carribean is tough, Sargassum Trigger should be okay with a Ray. Tangs do well with Rays but not many from the Caribbean Acanthurus bahianus, or Caribbean Blue Tang...

Originally Posted by Culp Chalk Bass (Serranus tortugarum) Flame Cardinal (Apogon spp.) French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) Gray (Black) Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) Harlequin Bass (Serranus tigrinus) Yellowhead Jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) Lantern Bass (Serranus baldwini) Neon Wrasse...

ok guys after talk to my LFS (which btw is a great fish store if anyone is in houston they have the best advice anywhere and are very good about not allowing people to buy fish they are not fit for.) the sting ray is from the pacific ocean closer to california and it would be a bit broader to do...

Your Absolutly right the damsels and the star fish are from the indian ocean...i can put the damsels in my reef tank but I will have to go give the starfish back to the fish store if we go ahead with this, any ideas for stocking? or other ideas?

the stingray is from the caribbean, the other fish are not my focal points and will probably be taken out, actually the damsels are the only things that lived through the hurricane, lemme check out the star fish

please see my new thread with pic of this issue https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/352314/caribbean-biotope

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Hi all, thanks to AquaKnight I now know that the name for my tank is a "biotope" I figure I am going with a the caribbean as my envoirnment. This tank has a yellow stingray and 2 damsels only. 1 General Star and ! Chocolate Starfish about 100 lbs. of live rock and a 3" deep live sand bed I need...

Aquaknight, thank you so much for the advice, I do know that the sting ray will need a larger tank at some point, I actually have already purchased a 320 that he will go in soon, but I really do want to create this "biotupe" (thanks for the name I didnt know)

I have been playing with the idea of creating a tank the will be all fish from a region, from one of the great oceans. PLease help with ideas I do not know much about this idea so Im hoping yall do. I have a 135 gallon that is very stable and up and running for about 8 months, It has about a 3"...