large reef tanks

devaji108

devaji108

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hey evetone just moved my 240......ALl I can say is I am never moving this tank again

anyway would love to see pics of people large reef tank.
and would like some feed back on re stocking it.
my first Q? is how many tangs would you put in there?
I was thinking 4-5 YT, Kole, PT, PBT anyfeed back?
if this was your tank what would you put in there?
I all ready have A clown, CB, flame and a looking to restock after the move. :happyfish :happyfish :happyfish :happyfish :happyfish :happyfish
thanks for the feed back.
 
murph145

murph145

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hey there...
moving tanks is deffinately not fun at all!!!!
as far as fish go u can add those if u want but if it were me id go with the YT's and a BT maybe anotehr tang of sorts but i hear PBT's are tricky and hard to get to eat at times,,,,
anyways i have a 180
i only have 1 YT and 1 BT the rest are smaller fish anthias a mandarin a lawnmower a diamond goby a yellow wrasse and a dwarf lion
if u see this check out my other thread about sharing some thursday night pics of the tank and u can see my tank there
 
kipsreef

kipsreef

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i have a pbt, desj, and a regal in a 225g (but have ~450g of Total System Volume)
your concern here is going to be the bioload that the tank can handle (you'd better run a very strong skimmer and/or increase your water volume with large sumps/fuges, etc)
your other concern is ... as these fish mature, are they going to have enough swimming room to feel comfortable and not be stressed out.
overloading your tank can/will also lead to algae problems as well as reduced coral growth and color due to excess po4 and no3.
It is very tempting to get a large tank and load it up, but I advise against it unless you've carefully planned it out.
 
seannmelly

seannmelly

Active Member
We have a 125 full reef w/ softies and stonies. At one point we had 5 tangs...a power outtage wiped them out... and are planning on restocking w/ 3 tangs and a couple anthias. In a 240, you could prolly do: 3 yellows, blue, and powder blue. We never had a problem w/ our levels w/ our 5 tangs and other smaller fish...amm, nitrite, nitrate were always zero.
 
devaji108

devaji108

Member
kip wow that is a very nice tank!!
I am running a kent nautilus skimmer and kent bio rocker filter in a sump with a least 20 gal h20
 
murph145

murph145

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if u dont mind can u tell me alil more about ur tank such as equipment water parameters and such....
ive just got more into sps about 6 months ago when i started my new 180 and i would love to hear any info or suggestions u might have since u have such a nice sps tank
thanks
 
kipsreef

kipsreef

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it may be easier to say ... just visit my website.
take my screen name and add .com to the end... and there ya go
 
murph145

murph145

Active Member
very nice kip like the page it explains it all....
i see u run an OM 4 way also....
im pretty happy with mine works good IMO
one day i hope i have a tank full of sps like urs good work
 
grumpygils

grumpygils

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Originally Posted by KipsReef
meant to post a pic with mine post... well, here it is

Love all the various pora!
Mc
 
lobstergrabber

lobstergrabber

Member
Kip,
Your tanks are beautiful and the website very informative. I have been looking at setting up some new things on my sytem and your web site info of your many setups has given me a lot of new ideas. Thank you,
Rich
 
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