Stocked Too Much?

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meera

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Oct 30, 2009
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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.
 

Amphiprion

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The actual stocking level is fine (and your tests reflect this), but I'd like to see a bigger tank for the tang. They do much better in larger tanks.
 

meera

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Oct 30, 2009
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i figured as much as far as the tank size for the tang goes.
he's still really small - 2-3 inches for the time being.
eventually i will upgrade to a 100 gal when the time is right.

thanks for the input!
 
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