Am I overloaded?

[1990jpyj]

i have a 55g swft and i was wondering if i was overloaded as far as my bioload goes?
here are my fish:
1 Foxface
1 Hippo tang(moving to the 125g when its done)
1 There striped Damsel
1 Blue Damsel
1 Spotted Grouper
1 Mandrain Goby
and a CUC
my tank:
55g
2 seaclone 100 skimmers
marinland 400 dual bio wheel w/carbon
75lbs live rock
i am in the process of building up a 125g and thats y i have the tang. but i wanted to know if i was able to add a few more fish. none of them are really all that big other then the foxface and i would like a little more movement
thanks for any tips/ advice

 

[al mc]

IMHO the 55 is overloaded. The lsit you have would be appropriate for the 125 you are planning. I would expect that you are having trouble controlling your nitrate levels unless you are doing frequent large water changes.

 

[m0nk]

Don't focus on adding any fish until you've moved these all into the 125. I'd suggest that they ALL go into that tank, but especially the grouper, tang, and mandarin.

 

[1990jpyj]

i do a water change everyweek. i do about 5-7 gal. depends on how much evap i have. i just wanted to know if i was able to add a few more fish for the 125g. not to really add to this tank. witch looks like it could be my sump set-up by the looks of it.

 

[usirchchris]

Originally Posted by m0nk
http:///forum/post/2826787
especially the grouper, tang, and mandarin.
+1

 

[m0nk]

Originally Posted by 1990jpyj
http:///forum/post/2827022
i do a water change everyweek. i do about 5-7 gal. depends on how much evap i have. i just wanted to know if i was able to add a few more fish for the 125g. not to really add to this tank. witch looks like it could be my sump set-up by the looks of it.
If you're talking about moving the fish into the 125g first, then adding fish, you could likely add a few more if you get some more live rock, add the 55g as a sump, and get a good skimmer.

 

[aquaknight]

Originally Posted by m0nk
http:///forum/post/2826787
I'd suggest that they ALL go into that tank, but especially the grouper, tang, and mandarin.
Disagree, no way would I suggest putting a mandarin, with a grouper, even if they are similarly sized at the moment. The grouper is going to get big, real quick.
1990jpyj, what 'Spotted Grouper' are you referring to? The common Panther Grouper? (Link to see) If so, even a 125gal is not going to eventually be large enough...

 

[deejeff442]

i had a cherry grouper that beat my wrasse to death and ate my lionfish.i walked into the room looked in the tank.no lionfish ,looked at the grouper and saw a little piece of the lions fin hanging out of the groupers mouth.
he went right back to the store.
nasty aggresive fish.

 

[1990jpyj]

im sorry it is a panther grouper. i got these fish from a lady down the street who lost her husband and didnt want the fish or anything anymore so i took(helped her out with some things to pay off, not stole it) it from her. it is about 5 years old and it has always been with the mandiran. i havnt ever had a problem with either of them. i was mainly asking about if i go to the 125g not sure if i was clear on that.
as far as rock goes i was planing on buying another 100lbs or so
i do plan on getting new protein skimmers it was just a good deal when i found these to ($15 for both- and i didnt have a skimmer at the time so something was better then nothing)
i wish i could have gotten a bigger tank but my GF said that i cant take up any more of the family room space

any suggestions on what fish i could add. im only looking to add maybe 1 or 2 at the max?
thanks for all the help

 

[johnnyd]

i have a 55g swft and i was wondering if i was overloaded as far as my bioload goes?
here are my fish:
1 Foxface
1 Hippo tang(moving to the 125g when its done)
1 There striped Damsel
1 Blue Damsel
1 Spotted Grouper
1 Mandrain Goby
and a CUC
my tank:
55g
2 seaclone 100 skimmers
marinland 400 dual bio wheel w/carbon
75lbs live rock
i dont see how its overloaded, depending on the size of the grouper and tang? i have a 13 inch dragon moray, dwarf lion, 2 marron clowns, a coral beauty and chromis. bioload depends on filtration, if you have a good skimmer etc. and reg. water changes things should be fine> this is for fish that wont outgrow your 55g tang and grouper will. if you had some smaller fish but with more numbers of them, and had the proper filtration things should be fine. look into how to make a RDSB out of a 5g bucket, it will drop your nitrates to near zero.

 

[1990jpyj]

ok thanks that is what i was thinking. i googled what you were talking about with that 5 gal bucket and i found nothing. could you tell me what it is. cuz the abreviations are messing with me. thanks

 

[hammerhed7]

RDSB, a remote deep sand bed, usually used on a reef tank to keep nitrates low. These are not normally used on a fowlr because fish have a higher tolerance to nitrate than inverts, usually live rock and a good skimmer is all you need, but this wouldn't hurt.