bioload question

[racerX]

The last fish I would like to add to my tank is a copperband butterfly fish. Is that goin to put me over the top on bioload. Also will it eat all the little featherdusters on my LR? Oh and I'm goin today to extremely upgrade my janitorial crew something i have been failing to do for a while. The LFS says to only use black turbo snails for some reason. That most of the others will get large and can turn over my reefscape. Is this true?

Thanks again and again,
Shane

[Guy W]

Originally posted by racerX
The last fish I would like to add to my tank is a copperband butterfly fish. Is that goin to put me over the top on bioload. Also will it eat all the little featherdusters on my LR? Oh and I'm goin today to extremely upgrade my janitorial crew something i have been failing to do for a while. The LFS says to only use black turbo snails for some reason. That most of the others will get large and can turn over my reefscape. Is this true?

Thanks again and again,
Shane

How big is your tank and what else is in it? Can't answer the bioload question unless we know that.

I've been told that butterflys love to snack on feather dusters, but I don't have one myself.

I've never seen a turbo or astea snail move aquascape. The biggest Mexican turbo I have is about the size of one of those really bouncy super balls, you know what I'm talking about?

[racerX]

55gal glass
emperior 400 filter (with recently removed biowheels)
3 maxi-jet 900 power heads (in every different direction)
1 prizm skimmer (hanging type)
20lbs of live sand
50lbs of play sand
48lbs of live rock
1glass heater (left over from FW)
PCP lighting

And I bought premixed water to start with and now I use instant ocean with RO for my water changes
water changes are 10% every other sunday

Inhabitits:
Two Clarkii Clowns
One Sailfin Tang
One lawnmower blenny
Six Blue Green Chromi
One neon gobie
Four Red leg hermits
One sand sifting snail
One emerald crab
One serpent star

temp. 79%
pH 8.2
nitrites- 0
nitrates-15
SG-1.023-1.024

The tang will be coming out in the late summer. Should I wait until then?

[Kurt]

I would suggest quit purchasing more if you can. Your current occupants have territorial habits already stressed. I take it your Clarkiis are a pair. Do you not notice them defending their territory? I have one that defends half my 200 gallon tank. If yours are mellow, just remember that their personality may change as they get older.

[racerX]

Well I made a large, cave if you will, with some LR that is about ten inches around on one side of the tank and the clowns and the chromis kinda hang out in there together. The lawnmower only comes out when your on the other side of the room, and the sailfin just swims out once in a while and goes down and back in the front of the tank. I'll leave it like it is now other then the janatorial crew. It looks good like it is. Thanks

Shane