¤55 Gallon Fish-Only-Liverock¤

[excite74]

I am turning my 55 gallon reef into a fish-only with about 30-35 lbs of live rock. The tank is a year old so it is well-established. It will be run with RIO brand Pumps for circulation, some kind of mechanical filter and a skimmer. I have a 3" deep sand bed and I was planning on these fish: 1 Auriga Butterflyfish, 2 yellow-tailed blue damsels or 3 neon blue gobies, 1 Black Knox Dwarf Angelfish, and maybe some other smaller fish. How would this combination be? Any fish you would like to add or take out...any suggestions are welcome! Thanks

 

[califishdude]

All yhis sounds good but it mostly depends o your filtrition and what type you useing. Why are you breaking own your reef?

 

[fishy88]

sounds good

 

[dfishh]

butterflys tend to be less hardy and tough to take care of, and they mite need a bigger tank than 55. im not a BF expert, so u might know more about them than me. have fun with ur new tank.
DAVE

 

[excite74]

I have read at many websites that the Auriga Butterfly can live well in a 55 gal. I will probably use just a powerfilter along with a good skimmer for filtration. Any other comments/suggestions?? Does anyone know if the Hagen/Aquaclear powerfilters 500 are any good? I might get 2 for my 55 gal.