Planning out 55 gallon tank

[treble]

Fish:
Stars & Stripes Pufferfish
Clown Tang
Cowfish
Equipment:
Red Sea Prizm Hang on Skimmer
Penguin 400
50lbs. of Figi LR
75lbs. of Play Sand
55 gallon strip light
Powerhead recomendations?
I plan to add Kalk for good coraline growth along with Kent Marine Super Buffer.
Is that a good # of fish? or can I add 1 more?

 

[treble]

Thank you, your idea sounds good! My favorite of the fish being the Clown Tang would definately be the center piece. What fish do you think would make good set-off's for the clown tang?

 

[david s]

i use maxijet 1200 295 gph good powerhead for $$$
2 of them would do

 

[treble]

Greatly Appreciated I will be sure to purchase the Tang as a baby, and get some other cool colorful and active fish to give him some company. Thanks for the powerhead advice, I will look into it.

 

[joe's reefer]

i agree once again with trojan and the cowfish is a waste of money its will release poison into your tank even in your run info of the glass on accident they get nervous real easy <img src="graemlins//uhuh.gif" border="0" alt="[U-Huh]" />

 

[rto 29]

I have a fairy wrasse, a foxface, a flameangel, and a yellow tang in a 75g fowlr. I think the foxface is very cool and also a good companion for the tang. I would definitely add the tang last though, they have a tendency to get very teritorial very fast. But check out the foxface. They are very peaceful, and very cool. Just watch the spines they are venomous....

 

[treble]

Lots of replys. I'm going to get a Clown Tang, Coral Beauty, and.....something else, I want this fish to be around 4" got any ideas?

 

[kris]

I vote for any of the fairy wrasses. very colorful and pretty hardy to boot.
Good Luck

 

[b volitans]

I vote for Percula Clowns; they are pretty hardy and are always characters to watch!

 

[topfish2]

I vots for a gold dtripe marron clown, or a type of wrasse. But since you are getting the clown tang add it last for it id highly aggressive, and is a little harder to keep, so a matured tank wouldbe great!

 

[sweettooth162]

if you want a very interesting fish that is peaceful and u have a deep sb like 4 inches go with jaw fish i love um.

 

[rapt0r32]

Well if you are looking for water movement... I have a 55 and this is what I have in mine for movement. I have a total of 4 power heads. 2 in each corner and 2 towards the middle. 3 of the 4 are penguin 550's and the other is an 1140 Penguin. These move the tank quite nicely. I have a seaclone skimmer and a Mill 3000 over the back filter , 85 lbs of LR and a 4 inch Sand Bed. I had a stars and Stripes Puffer in there but could cleary see he was WAY to large for the tank.

 

[treble]

Well I just found out my tank was actually a 40 gallon tank....probably not the best set-up for a tang, thanks anyways.