chrisnif
Member
I just got a 90 gallon that I'm setting up, not sure if it will be fowlr or reef yet (based on lighting budget frankly) and I have a few questions.
First off how much volume of water should be moving through the sump? I am going to do an overflow box as the tank isnt drilled and its just easier? I want to be sure I get the right size overflow. I think I'll be using a 29 gallon aquarium as a sump and not sure what I'll be using as a refugium but it will be not part of the sump.
Also for fish I really want to go with tangs. I know they need room, which is why I went with a 90. I already have a baby foxface (one spot) and a baby two spot bristletooth tang (blue eyes awesome!) they are both about 3-4 inches. I also would like a sailfin tang, purple tang, and carribean blue tang. My local reef club is being tough telling me that those 5 fish alone are too much for a 90, but there is someone with a 75 on the club (and a board member no less) who has 4 tangs and 2 triggers. My biggest concern is what order to put them in, or should I put them in all at once? (I am getting them very tiny from a wholesaler who is MAC certified and they will never see LFS water, so direct to display is okay).
Also I'm looking to get advice on a skimmer, as I know for sure I'm going to be pushing the limits of the bioload (I'm doing this on other tanks with no ill effects except I run through 2x my tank's volume in water per month, lots of salt). My 56 gallon has in it right now 2 black percula, 1 maroon clown, pink/blue spot goby, 5 firefish, foxface, two spot tang, flame angel (cute bugger about the size of a quarter right now) and I still manage nitrates 0.5
I was thinking about an ASM G3, but if there is something else better in the 200-300 price range let me know what's working for you.
First off how much volume of water should be moving through the sump? I am going to do an overflow box as the tank isnt drilled and its just easier? I want to be sure I get the right size overflow. I think I'll be using a 29 gallon aquarium as a sump and not sure what I'll be using as a refugium but it will be not part of the sump.
Also for fish I really want to go with tangs. I know they need room, which is why I went with a 90. I already have a baby foxface (one spot) and a baby two spot bristletooth tang (blue eyes awesome!) they are both about 3-4 inches. I also would like a sailfin tang, purple tang, and carribean blue tang. My local reef club is being tough telling me that those 5 fish alone are too much for a 90, but there is someone with a 75 on the club (and a board member no less) who has 4 tangs and 2 triggers. My biggest concern is what order to put them in, or should I put them in all at once? (I am getting them very tiny from a wholesaler who is MAC certified and they will never see LFS water, so direct to display is okay).
Also I'm looking to get advice on a skimmer, as I know for sure I'm going to be pushing the limits of the bioload (I'm doing this on other tanks with no ill effects except I run through 2x my tank's volume in water per month, lots of salt). My 56 gallon has in it right now 2 black percula, 1 maroon clown, pink/blue spot goby, 5 firefish, foxface, two spot tang, flame angel (cute bugger about the size of a quarter right now) and I still manage nitrates 0.5
I was thinking about an ASM G3, but if there is something else better in the 200-300 price range let me know what's working for you.