Is this possible?

[andy51632]

I have been saving and planning for a large saltwater tank. I know what I want to keep in it but not forsure if it will work out. Was wanting some opinions if this will be possible or not?
Tank will be a 240gal(72x24x31) with IceCap SLR T5 lighting, 2x vortech with wavedriver, ATI Bubblemaster 250 skimmer, 55gal fuge, and 400lbs LR between DT and fuge.
Would like to keep alot of variety of corals, lower light/lower flow corals on bottom with the higher light higher flow corals towards the top. Would also like to keep alot of small reef safe fish and some larger not so reef safe fish. 2 Gobies, 2 blennys, sixline wrasse, 2 clownfish, 7 chromis, 3 anthias, blue hippo tang, foxface, copperband butterfly, and a flame angel.
What are the odds of this working out? Should I add the fish first get them eating my foods or add the coral first?

 

[air_putih]

why do you want to keep non reef fishes ???
you want to keep corals..so i dont think you want to keep the non reef fish..

 

[natclanwy]

It will depend on the temperment of the fish all your list is pretty reef safe except for the Copper band and the Flame angel both of which may nip at soft coral but they might not also. I have seen both kept successfully in reef tanks but I have heard of both of them nipping at corals and clams.

 

[trigger11]

Originally Posted by natclanwy
http:///forum/post/2503680
It will depend on the temperment of the fish all your list is pretty reef safe except for the Copper band and the Flame angel both of which may nip at soft coral but they might not also. I have seen both kept successfully in reef tanks but I have heard of both of them nipping at corals and clams.

I agree about the copperband. For the most part should be reef safe. Although the one I had ate every single feather duster I had. And he even tried to eat some snails once when I put them in the tank. I hear they eat clams as well.
Flame angels are hit or miss. I have been debating on trying one myself. Would be very hard to get one out though if you find out later it isnt reef safe. That's the part that has held me back.

 

[andy51632]

i have read that even blue hippo tangs are sometimes not reef safe. this is the fish that i really want so, i figured if they are a ? why not try some others that i like?

 

[natclanwy]

I think just about every fish could be considered at times not reef safe because some particular fish have bad dispositions and will pick on corals or other invertabrates or other fish in the tank. I have also read fish like sandsifters are not reef safe because of there sandsifting habits which is the whole reason I added them to my tank in the first place. So it just depends on the personality of the fish and where you get your info from.