Stocking for 72 gallon reef......
 

Hey guys, first off. Tank specs.

72 gallon bow front
70 LBS of live rock
90 pounds aragnite
Mag 9.5 in closed loop for circulation
Fluval 404 for circulation and mechanical filtration
Aquamedic Turbofloater 1000 multi skimmer
No sump
No refuge
Pc (4 x 65 watt lighting) soon to be upgraded to 2 250watt HQI pendants.
LPS, SPS. (not yet, waiting for light.....)
Weekly 20% water changes with R/O water.

Now, for that set up above, im planning the following fish. Please forgive me if i ovrestock a bit, im fairly new to SW.

Pair of Banggai Cardinalfish
1 Bicolor Pseudochromis
1 Royal Gramma Basslet
Pair of Ocellaris Clownfish
1 Sailfin/Algae Blenny
1 Powder Blue Tang

I will also be adding various snails, couple of shrimp. Hermit crabs, and poissbly one small star fish.


Am i ok with my stocking levels?? Am i over stocked, understock (meaning i have room for more), etc.

Thanks!

dont think the gramma and bi color wqill get along

The bicolor and royal gramma look almost identicle i would just pick one.

Powder blue tangs get quite large and are also a more finicky fish. They are very prone to ich (more so than most tangs because they are all prone to ich) If it was me I would seriously consider a smaller tang like a yellow or purple.

I'd skip the pseudochromis too. The cardinals don't like agressive tankmates and the pseudochromis deffinitly can be aggressive. I have a purple pseudochromis in my 50 gallon tank, and he doesn't take any crap from the tank bully, a domino damsel that is ten times his size.

I also agree about the pseudochromis. Instead of the tang how about a flame angel - great starter fish, hardy, colorful and stay small for a 75g.

I would add more flow if you are going to have sps. I was running 2 fluval 204s my sump and 3 power heads and I still wanted more flow. Also are you going DSB or just a normal sand bed you might want to cut some sand and add some LR. Just my two cents.


Brad

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I too would scrap either one of the

Bicolor Pseudochromis
Royal Gramma Basslet

I'd replace it with a dwarf angel of some sort and a small yellow or regal tang.

Ok, then i'll do.....

Pair of Banggai Cardinalfish
1 Royal Gramma Basslet
Pair of Ocellaris Clownfish
1 Sailfin/Algae Blenny
1 Powder Blue Tang

As for the tang, i'll be giving him to a friend as he grows large. I really like this fish. As for flame angels, do they not pick at corals??

Overal though, what do yo guys think about my stocking levels. Would you say im heavily stocked or moderately.

Thanks!

I had one for just over 5 yrs and never had a problem and another fellow reefer I know had the same good experience. As for over stocked I may drop a couple if you are planning a moderate amount of corals.