Overstocked!!??

[Raskolnikov]

I was wondering if my tank was overstocked. It's a 12,800 km wide planet with 2 bala sharks and 6.5 billion people. It's cycled, and I've been doing regular water changes every week. All my waste levels measure OK. Everything seems good, but I was wondering if I could get another billion or two people b/c my girlfriend really thinks that they're cute. Help me!?! :help:

Well, things might seem OK for now, but you'll find that most people here consider your tank far overstocked. You might be able to do extra water changes and add extra filtration to accomodate the already huge bioload that you've got there, but you'll find that heavily stocked tanks such as yours are far more likely to encounter serious problems if even the slightest thing goes wrong. You're really leaving yourself no margin of error should you have a power outage or something along those lines. Consider reducing your stocking levels and perhaps getting some live plants.

PS- That should be enough room for the Bala Sharks, but they'll feel more secure in a larger group of their own kind.

 

[sumthin fishy]

Huh??

 

[nursie]

:laugh: :laugh:
Someone experiencing a little tank stocking question overload here???
I'll bet you will find that they had live plants but tossed them out..just got in the way. :sad:

 

[flyfly]

thats awesome, ras

 

[sublime1184]

Well, things might seem OK for now, but you'll find that most people here consider your tank far overstocked. You might be able to do extra water changes and add extra filtration to accomodate the already huge bioload that you've got there, but you'll find that heavily stocked tanks such as yours are far more likely to encounter serious problems if even the slightest thing goes wrong. You're really leaving yourself no margin of error should you have a power outage or something along those lines. Consider reducing your stocking levels and perhaps getting some live plants.

PS- That should be enough room for the Bala Sharks, but they'll feel more secure in a larger group of their own kind.

are you sas drunk as i ma?...

 

[flyingfish]

:read: I've been reading my manual for planet ownership. It seems to indicate that there are some instant tablets you can drop into the atmosphere. It says if you use them consistently with your water changes all pollution should dissapear into thin air(litterally!) and all your problems will be solved. :

 

[Holly9937]

Well we always warn that overstocking causes lots of problems, in our case, disease runs rampant in the world. I just feel bad for the balas :

 

[Matak]

I've always kinda taken more to people than any other critter. How 'bout you?

 

[sumoschro]

Reading that made me think of humans as livebearers.

I wish I could lay an egg cluster.

I need sleep.

 

[125gJoe]

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