hi - new member here. :headbang2:
i've been wondering if my tank has been stocked to its limit....or if there are any suggestions to what else i may add without being overstocked.
here is my tank setup:
75-gallon
approx. 3 inches of argonite sand
approx. 70 pounds of live rock
cpr bakpak protein skimmer (running 24/7)
t5 lighting
20% water changes with RO water every week with instant ocean sea salt
(tank has been up and running for approx. a year now)
stocking list as of current:
1 hippo tang
1 diamond goby
1 coral beauty
3 blue/green chromis
1 emerald crab
1 misc. crab (not sure what kind) that came out of nowhere one day (must've been a hitch hiker on my live rock)
standard cleanup crew (snails, crabs, etc.)
1 cleaner shrimp
1 coral banded shrimp
1 hawaiian feather duster
1 blue mushroom rock
1 bright purple stolon mat of green star polyps
temp at a steady 78 degrees
SG is at a steady 1.024 - 1.025
pH falls between 8.0-8.2 depending on the time of day (buffered daily)
alkalinity is approx 10dKH
NH3/NO2/NO3 is kept closest to 0ppm - NO3 might jump to .5ppm occasionally
calcium is dosed daily to stay at approx. 400-420ppm
lights stay on from 10am to 10pm
everyone gets along (really well for that matter), healthy, swimming and eating marvelously with a wide and varied diet - and i mean wide....my freezer is overrun with fish food.
would that be the limit to my stock, or is it possible to get away with a few more fish?
i really would like to get something that is in warmer colors (orange, yellow) to brighten up the tank.
however, if the current list is too much, i would much rather be safe than sorry.
thanks for any suggestions.
i've been wondering if my tank has been stocked to its limit....or if there are any suggestions to what else i may add without being overstocked.
here is my tank setup:
75-gallon
approx. 3 inches of argonite sand
approx. 70 pounds of live rock
cpr bakpak protein skimmer (running 24/7)
t5 lighting
20% water changes with RO water every week with instant ocean sea salt
(tank has been up and running for approx. a year now)
stocking list as of current:
1 hippo tang
1 diamond goby
1 coral beauty
3 blue/green chromis
1 emerald crab
1 misc. crab (not sure what kind) that came out of nowhere one day (must've been a hitch hiker on my live rock)
standard cleanup crew (snails, crabs, etc.)
1 cleaner shrimp
1 coral banded shrimp
1 hawaiian feather duster
1 blue mushroom rock
1 bright purple stolon mat of green star polyps
temp at a steady 78 degrees
SG is at a steady 1.024 - 1.025
pH falls between 8.0-8.2 depending on the time of day (buffered daily)
alkalinity is approx 10dKH
NH3/NO2/NO3 is kept closest to 0ppm - NO3 might jump to .5ppm occasionally
calcium is dosed daily to stay at approx. 400-420ppm
lights stay on from 10am to 10pm
everyone gets along (really well for that matter), healthy, swimming and eating marvelously with a wide and varied diet - and i mean wide....my freezer is overrun with fish food.
would that be the limit to my stock, or is it possible to get away with a few more fish?
i really would like to get something that is in warmer colors (orange, yellow) to brighten up the tank.
however, if the current list is too much, i would much rather be safe than sorry.
thanks for any suggestions.